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Crime
ST bus runs over mother and daughter on Bhavnagar footpath, kills both, injures another
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 26 Aug 2026, 02:59 PM
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A State Transport bus in Bhavnagar struck a mother and her daughter waiting on a footpath, killing them and injuring a third person.
A State Transport (ST) bus collided with a mother and her daughter who were standing on a footpath in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, resulting in their deaths. A third individual present at the scene sustained injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
According to eyewitnesses, the victims were waiting for a vehicle when the bus, whose driver could not be immediately identified, veered onto the pedestrian walkway and struck them. Police arrived promptly and began an investigation into the cause of the mishap, including whether the driver breached traffic regulations.
Emergency services rushed to the site, providing first aid before transporting the injured person to a medical facility. The local authorities have launched a probe to determine liability and have urged commuters to exercise caution on crowded footpaths.
The incident has reignited concerns over road safety in the region, with officials indicating that stricter enforcement of traffic rules for public transport vehicles may be considered to prevent similar tragedies.
According to eyewitnesses, the victims were waiting for a vehicle when the bus, whose driver could not be immediately identified, veered onto the pedestrian walkway and struck them. Police arrived promptly and began an investigation into the cause of the mishap, including whether the driver breached traffic regulations.
Emergency services rushed to the site, providing first aid before transporting the injured person to a medical facility. The local authorities have launched a probe to determine liability and have urged commuters to exercise caution on crowded footpaths.
The incident has reignited concerns over road safety in the region, with officials indicating that stricter enforcement of traffic rules for public transport vehicles may be considered to prevent similar tragedies.