Daijiworld Media Network - Surat

Surat, Oct 21: Three youths were killed and another seriously injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on plunged more than 50 feet from a bridge at Kudsad village in Olpad taluka of Gujarat’s Surat district, police said.

The accident occurred between 11 pm and 11.30 pm on Tuesday when all four youths were riding on a single motorcycle.

According to Police Inspector K.A. Jadeja, the motorcycle hit the safety barrier at a sharp curve, throwing all four riders onto the railway bridge below.

The deceased have been identified as Vikas Hiralal Verma, 19, Saurabh Ramlout Yadav, 18, and Vikas Chhotlal Verma, 26. Abhishek Verma, who was riding the motorcycle, survived the accident and is undergoing treatment at Surat Civil Hospital, police said.

Speaking to reporters, Jadeja said the injured youth had told police that the headlights of an oncoming truck affected the rider’s vision as they approached the curve, preventing him from negotiating the turn.

“He told us that a truck was approaching from the opposite direction and its headlights affected his vision, because of which they could not take the turn,” she said.

However, Jadeja said the exact circumstances leading to the accident were yet to be established. Police have not confirmed the identity of the truck or determined whether it was directly involved in the incident.

The stretch has a sharp curve, and the motorcycle was carrying four people when it struck the barrier and fell onto the railway bridge below.

A 108 emergency ambulance team reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and shifted the injured youth to a hospital.

Police have launched an investigation and are seeking to establish the sequence of events based on the survivor’s account. All four youths are residents of Sayan village in the Olpad area.

Preliminary information suggested that the youths might have been employed at industries in the area, though their occupations had not yet been confirmed, police said.

Jadeja said police were gathering further details from the survivor to determine how the accident occurred.

“The bodies are being handled at different locations, with two of the deceased associated with Sayod and one with Surat,” she said.

Further details are expected to emerge as the investigation progresses.