The accident took place near Golden chowki in the city. The container truck was coming from Surat.
“A container truck lost balance after hitting a car and jumped on the wrong side of the road after breaking the divider and crashed into a ‘chhakra’ (three-wheeler),” police said.
Post the crash, the three-wheeler turned into mangled remains, they added.
A ‘chhakra’ is a modified open three-wheeler used for commuting and transportation of goods in parts of Gujarat.
The vehicle has the front half of a motorbike with a two-wheeled carriage at the back.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief at the loss of lives in the accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for families of those who died in the accident and Rs 50,000 for those injured.
(With inputs from PTI)