Gujarat school teacher collapses and dies after dropping daughter for board exam amid 39°C heatwave

A 52-year-old school teacher in Gujarat’s Surat fell off his motorcycle on Friday afternoon, allegedly due to dehydration, and died on the spot.

The deceased, identified as Bhavanbhai Hadiya, a resident of Ambika residency at Kamrej and a native of Bhavnagar, was returning home after dropping his daughter off for Class 12 board exams at P P Savani High School.

Suratcity witnessed 39 degrees, as per the weather department bulletin on Friday.

Hadiya has been serving as a teacher at a government school in neighbouring Kamrej’s Kathor village.

Utran police inspector S G Padheriya said, “Doctors who conducted the postmortem said that due to the high temperature, Hadiya might have experienced dehydration, and he lost control of the running bike.

We are waiting for the post-mortem report.”
Bhavanbhai was rushed to a private hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival by doctors.

His daughter, Dipti, learnt about the tragedy when she called her father’s phone, as he did not turn up at the school after her exam was over.

Her brother, who answered the call, told her that her father had passed away, the police said.

Utran police have registered an accidental death case and started a probe.

Kamal Saiyed is a senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, providing extensive, on-the-ground coverage from Surat and the broader South Gujarat region and the Union territories of Daman, Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli.

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