Written by Aditi Raja Vadodara | Updated: July 19, 2025 21:15 IST 2 min readTwo members of a family were killed and two were rescued after their car overturned and fell into the Narmada canal in Karjan taluka. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Two members of a family were killed and two rescued when a car overturned and fell into the Narmada canal in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district late on Friday night, police said.The deceased have been identified as Arvind Patanwadia and Hitesh. The incident occurred around 9.30pm when the four occupants of the car — brothers Naresh, Bharat and Arvind, and their nephew Hitesh — were returning from Sayar village in Karjan to Diwalipura village, after meeting Naresh’s daughter.Officers of the Karjan police station said that according to Naresh’s statement, Hitesh was at the wheel and Arvind was seated in the passenger seat when the accident took place. Naresh and Bharat were seated at the back.“On the canal road, at a turn near Deroli village in Karjan, Hitesh lost control of the car and it plunged into the canal, breaking the boundary wall. The car had overturned and so, Hitesh and Arvind could not be saved but locals, who rushed to the spot, rescued Bharat and I,” Naresh has said in his police statement.The Karjan police station has registered a case of accidental death.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Narmada canalVadodara