Four didn’t return after morning commute

Rajkot: The city bus killed four people leaving their families with no idea that they wouldn't return after leaving home on Wednesday morning.
The family of 25-year-old Chinmay Bhatt had just been grieving the death of his father a few weeks ago, when they got the tragic news of his death in the accident. Weeks ago, Chinmay performed the last rites of his father. Now, his own family is left lighting his pyre.
Chinmay, a contracted employee of Saurashtra University. For the Bhatt family, the loss is immeasurable.
Leaders of the Brahma Samaj arrived at Chinmay's home, joining mourners and voicing strong displeasure at a "preventable tragedy". The atmosphere was charged with sorrow and simmering anger as community elders demanded accountability from the Rajkot Municipal Corporation and the agency running city buses.
Chinmay's aunt broke down repeatedly as she spoke of his dreams, his devotion to his late father and the cruel twist of fate that left the family devastated.
"There must be strict action, not just against the driver but also those responsible for managing the city's transport system," a grieving relative said. "In four days, everyone else may forget this but every day will begin and end with this pain for us."
Raju Gida (35), who worked for the RMC, was going to pick up his son from a school on Sadhu Vasvani Road when the bus slammed into his vehicle from behind. While he was killed, his niece was also with him and was severely injured. She is at a private hospital.
Sangeeta Chaudhri (40) worked at a parlour near Indira Circle. She was just metres away from her destination and had stopped at the signal when she was killed by the bus. The fourth person killed was a 56-year-old woman, Kiran Kakkaad.
According to police sources, all the deceased died at the spot before medical help reached them. The bodies were taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital for postmortems where relatives were inconsolable. Police barricaded off the area and no one other than the relatives of the deceased were allowed access.