Saturday 26 May 2012

11 cricketers hurt in road accident

May 25, 2012


RAJKOT: At least 11 cricketers received minor injuries in a collision between a bus and a truck on the outskirts of the city on Friday.
Police said a bus of Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) was on its way to Khandhuri stadium carrying cricketers of Junagadh and Bhavnagar district teams when it was hit by a speeding truck near Madhapar Chowkdi, leaving 11 of them injured. They were rushed to a government hospital.

mong those injured were Mohit Jadeja (30), Jyortir Purohit (15), Shahrukh Tank, (19), Bhavit Joshi (25), Prayag Goswami (27), Gaurang Pithadiya (19), Jignesh Ravjka (22), Shaktisinh Vala (25), Dharmendrasinh Zala (30) and Sohel Bhurani (25).
The two teams after practicing on Race Course ground were on their way to Khanduri stadium, some 14 km away from the city, when the accident occurred.
The SCA has organized Jaihind Trophy Cricket Tournament in which eight teams, besides these two, from Saurashtra are taking part. At least two matches were to be played on Friday and one of them was between Bhavnagar and Junagadh teams. The match involving the two teams now has been abandoned.
Bus driver Ramesh Khorani has filed a police complaint against the truck driver.

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