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Four Dead in Gujarat Uttarayan Accidents as Emergency Calls Surge

A 33 percent jump in 108 ambulance calls is stretching hospital capacity statewide.

Overview

  • Officials reported four fatalities across Bharuch, Anand, Aravalli and Vadodara, with three caused by kite strings and one by electrocution.
  • The electrocution victim, identified as 33-year-old Shankar Rathwa, died after attempting to free a kite line from an electric pole on Vadodara’s Waghodia Road.
  • Kite-string injuries proved fatal for 35-year-old motorcyclist Rahul Parmar in Bharuch, an eight-year-old in Anand, and 17-year-old Tirth Patel in Aravalli, according to police and hospital officials.
  • Statewide, 108 Emergency Medical Services handled 5,897 cases on Uttarayan, including a 171 percent surge in non-vehicular trauma and a 118.7 percent rise in vehicular injuries, with Ahmedabad recording 1,176 calls.
  • Vadodara’s SSG Hospital treated about 150 festival-related emergencies, citing limits at Vadodara Municipal Corporation hospitals, and said it is prepared for additional cases on the second day.