11 Persons Died In SUV-Truck Collision In Chhattisgarh

May 4, 2023 | Author: News Desk

Five women and two children were among the eleven people died after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying them collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district, police said on Thursday.

The victims were on their way to a wedding from Soram-Bhatgaon village in Dhamtari district, police said, adding that the tragedy happened on Wednesday night at Jagtara village under Purur police station area on National Highway-30.

According to Arun Kumar Sahu, Station House Officer of Purur police station, the victims were on their way to a wedding in Markatola village, Kanker district, when their car crashed head on with the truck.

While ten of the Mahindra Bolero’s occupants died on the spot, a child died from injuries while being shifted to the hospital, he said.