Ahmedabad road accidents claimed four lives in three separate crashes over two days near Sanathal, Odhav and Aslali-Kamod, as increased night and early-morning traffic during Navratri coincided with allegations of dangerous driving and unsafe roadside vehicle parking. Traffic police have registered cases in all three incidents and begun investigations.
The first crash occurred at around 9.15 pm on October 13 on the road from Sanathal to Ujala, near a railway bridge and opposite a Polaris showroom. According to the report, a motorcycle carrying two men collided with the rear of a container truck parked on the public road. The truck allegedly had no safety measures, reflective markings or parking lights switched on.
The two motorcycle riders, identified as 24-year-old Harshadkumar alias Ravi Arvindbhai Madhvi and his 20-year-old friend Shani Baldevbhai Raval, suffered severe head injuries. Doctors from the 108 emergency service declared both dead at the scene. On the complaint of Harshad’s younger brother, Nileshkumar Arvindbhai Madhvi, SG-2 Traffic Police registered a case against the Jharkhand-registered container truck driver, identified as Sahebkhan Azimkhan.
The second fatal crash was reported at about 8 pm on October 11 on the ring road between Odhav and Nikol, near a hotel. Police records cited in the report state that 22-year-old Shailesh Manabhai Roth, a native of Dungarpur who worked as a construction labourer in Ahmedabad, was travelling on a Splendor motorcycle when a Rajasthan-registered trailer truck allegedly struck him.
The truck’s wheels ran over Shailesh, killing him at the spot. The ‘I’ Division Traffic Police registered a case following a complaint by his father, Manabhai Nathabhai Roth. The report attributes the crash to alleged negligent driving by the truck driver.
The third incident took place on the morning of October 13 on the SP Ring Road near the junction between Aslali Circle and Kamod Circle. Bhavesh Bholabhai Dudhat, 33, was travelling on an electric two-wheeler from his home in Lambha-Narol towards an office meeting in Makarba. A Bolero pickup vehicle allegedly hit him from behind at high speed.
Bhavesh suffered a serious injury to the back of his head and died at the scene. The Bolero driver fled after the collision, according to the report. The K Traffic Police began investigating the case after a complaint by Bhavesh’s wife, Manishaben.
The three crashes place attention on two recurring road-safety risks identified in the report: heavy vehicles parked without adequate visibility measures and collisions involving motorcycles and two-wheelers on high-speed corridors. The locations—Sanathal, Odhav-Nikol and the Aslali-Kamod stretch—connect Ahmedabad’s urban areas with industrial, residential and highway traffic, bringing different vehicle speeds and road users into close contact.
The incidents also occurred during Navratri, when movement on city roads increases at night and in the early morning. However, the source report does not provide traffic-volume data, enforcement figures or an official assessment linking the festival-period traffic increase directly to the crashes.
Traffic police have registered separate cases based on complaints from the victims’ families. Investigations are continuing, including action in the case involving the unidentified Bolero driver who allegedly fled the scene.
