Truck driver absconding after the incident, police is searching
Balod, (Language) 6 people died and 7 others were injured in a road accident in Balod district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. Police officials gave this information.
Six people traveling in the small vehicle were killed in a collision between a truck and a small vehicle near Markatola Ghat in the district, officials said. He told that 13 People were going from Kawardha towards Jagdalpur in small vehicles., But the vehicle broke down near Markatola Ghat in Balod district.
According to officials, two of the passengers in the vehicle went towards Dhamtari to call the mechanic. During this time around 11:30 At 11:00 a.m., a wheat-laden truck going from Raipur towards Jagdalpur hit the vehicle from behind and dragged it for some distance. According to officials, later the truck also overturned.
He told that 2 people died on the spot and 11 Others were injured. Officials said that after receiving information about the incident, a police team was sent to the spot and the bodies and injured were sent to the district hospital of Dhamtari. 4 people died during treatment while 7 injured are being treated. The truck driver absconded after the incident and a search is on for him. Police have registered the case and started investigating the matter.