8 killed, 23 injured as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district

According to police, the accident took place on April 28 night near Kathia village when the victims were returning after attending a family function

April 29, 2024 10:00 am | Updated 01:10 pm IST - Bemetara

Mangled remains of vehicles after a collision between a goods vehicle and a truck in an accident, in Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh early on April 29, 2024.

Mangled remains of vehicles after a collision between a goods vehicle and a truck in an accident, in Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh early on April 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI

Five women and three children were killed and 23 persons injured when a goods vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district, police said on Monday, April 29, 2024.

The accident took place late Sunday night near Kathia village when the victims were returning after attending a family function, a senior police official said.

Eight killed as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district

The victims, natives of Patharra village, were returning after attending a family function in Tiraiyya village, the official said.

The goods vehicle collided with the mini truck that was parked by the roadside, the official said.

Those killed were identified as Bhuri Nishad (50), Neera Sahu (55), Geeta Sahu (60), Agniya Sahu (60), Khushbu Sahu (39), Madhu Sahu (5), Rikesh Nishad (6) and Twinkle Nishad (6), he said.

The injured persons were admitted to two hospitals. Later, four critically injured persons were shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, he said.

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