Two men were killed after their Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) carrying 677 bottles of liquor crashed into a tree near Vav-Tharad district in Gujarat on Wednesday (February 18, 2026), police said.
A case has been registered against the driver under the Prohibition Act and for using a duplicate number plate, they said.
Manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited in Gujarat.
The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and it rammed into a tree. Both occupants, identified as Kanaram Rabari (30) and Pintu Bajirana (28), residents of Rajasthan, died on the spot, Tharad Police Inspector A.T. Patel said.
They were travelling from Piluda to Karbun village in Gujarat, he said.
