Chhattisgarh Road Accident: A very painful road accident has come to light on Raipur-Bilaspur National Highway, where a speeding passenger bus collided with a heavy truck parked on the roadside. The collision was so severe that the front part of the bus was completely shattered. The sound of the collision was so loud that people nearby were frightened. Immediately after the accident, there was screams on the spot and an atmosphere of chaos was created all around. The passengers in the bus were drenched in blood and started pleading for help. The local people showed promptness and started relief and rescue work and immediately informed the police and ambulance. So far, five people have lost their lives in this horrific accident, while 16 people have been badly injured.
The collision was so severe that debris blew up on the spot.
According to the information received, passenger bus number CG 04 NM 0859 was passing through Raipur-Bilaspur National Highway with passengers. During the journey, the bus suddenly collided directly with a truck number CG 07 BL 4370 parked on the roadside. As soon as the collision took place, the bus was blown away and the people sitting inside were badly trapped. The people sitting on the front seats did not get even a chance to recover. Three people died tragically on the spot. After a lot of effort, passers-by and nearby villagers pulled out the injured passengers trapped inside the bus and sent them to the nearest health center.
Five people lost their lives in the accident
A total of five people have died untimely in this painful road accident. Those who lost their lives include the bus driver, conductor and passengers. The deceased have been identified as Bhagirath Yadav, resident of Khajrikala in Jashpur district, Pawan Dewangan, resident of Balangi, Balrampur and Sameem Mohammad, resident of Sarna, Balrampur. Bhagirath himself was driving the bus, while Pawan was working as a helper and Sameem was traveling in the bus. Apart from this, two other passengers, Atul Kumar and Sunderlal, who were badly injured in the accident, died during treatment in the hospital. As soon as these deaths were confirmed, there was an uproar among the families of the deceased and the family members were crying and crying.
Injured are undergoing treatment, condition of many is critical
About 16 passengers have been seriously injured in this accident. The injured included Vasudev Rao, Nirmala Yadav, Aman Gupta, Satish Bhagat and Anil Yadav and others. Seeing the serious condition of many patients, after providing first aid at the local level, the doctors have referred them to big hospitals for better treatment. Some passengers have suffered serious injuries on their heads, hands and legs. The team of doctors is continuously monitoring the injured, so that their lives can be saved by giving them proper treatment on time.
Heavy vehicles parked on the highway become black
This is not the first case when such a big accident has happened due to a big vehicle parked on the roadside. Heavy vehicles parked on the National Highway without any warning signs or reflectors are proving to be a constant problem. In the dark of night, when visibility reduces, such heavy vehicles parked on the roadside are not visible from a distance. As long as the driver realizes the truck standing ahead, it becomes impossible to control the speed of the vehicle. Due to non-functioning of reflector light or tail light, vehicles coming from behind collide directly and such heart-wrenching accidents occur.
Questions raised on administrative vigilance and monitoring
This horrific accident has once again put the safety arrangements on the highway and the working style of the traffic police in the dock. Concrete steps are not being taken to stop unauthorized parking of heavy vehicles on the highway. If regular night patrolling is done on the highways and timely action is taken against trucks parked illegally on the roadside, then such painful accidents can be avoided. People say that the administration should enforce strict rules regarding checking and patrolling of reflectors, so that innocent people do not lose their lives.
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