- Couple on bike fell into waterlogged pothole in Junagarh.
- Family with children fell into open drain in Gir Somnath.
- Incidents highlight municipal negligence in pre-monsoon work.
A couple had a near escape in Gujarat's Junagarh after their bike crashed into a waterlogged pothole in the Azad Chowk area after rainfall on Thursday. The incident, caught on camera, has raised serious questions over the pre-monsoon plan of the Junagarh Municipal Corporation.
According to a report by Gujarati Jagran, the pothole was formed after no proper patchwork was done following a digging.
The CCTV footage shows that the motorcycle struck a pothole, causing it to overturn forward. The impact threw both riders forward, and they somersaulted over the motorcycle before landing ahead of it. The man could be seen struggling to stand still after the accident, apparently because of the head injuries. His wife, who was riding pillion on the bike, was holding him.
The biker was rushed to a hospital for treatment by the locals present at the site.
Junagadh Rain: પાણી ભરેલા ખાડામાં બાઈક સવાર દંપતી ખાબક્યું, પતિનું માથું ફૂટ્યું, કંપારી છૂટે તેવા CCTV ફૂટેજ સામે આવ્યા pic.twitter.com/k6ACKubSRI
— Gujarati Jagran (@gujaratijagran) July 2, 2026
In another rain-related incident, a man and his two children fell into an open drain on a completely inundated road in Gir Somnath district. The incident took place at Ward No. 2 of Prabhas Patan when the victims were passing on a bicycle. This entire incident was also captured on CCTV camera, which is going viral on social media.
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People present on the site immediately rushed to help. Their timely intervention saved a major mishap, and the trio was safely evacuated.
Locals allege that the pre-monsoon work done by the municipality is limited to paper only. Due to gross negligence in cleaning the drains and road works before the monsoon, the lives of innocent people have been put in danger today.
Veraval Rain: પ્રથમ વરસાદમાં મનપાની પોલ ખુલી, ખુલ્લી ગટરમાં બે બાળકો સાથે પિતા ખાબક્યા, ઘટના CCTVમાં કેદ pic.twitter.com/k6k1HS5B5q
— Gujarati Jagran (@gujaratijagran) July 2, 2026
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Earlier on July 1, 3 to 4 people fell into a single pit, filled with water in Junagarh's Oghadnagar area. those who fell into the pit were either on bikes or were walking when the incidents took place. In all the incidents, those who fell were safely evacuated but the gross negligence of municipal bodies has been exposed, prompting anger among the locals.