The elder brother of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh besides three others were injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling collided head on with a mini truck near Keshla petrol pump under the limits of Kharora police station in Raipur district, Superintendent of Police, Raipur, OP Pal informed on Sunday.
The Chief Minister’s elder brother Ashok Singh alongwith his wife Aarti Singh, his son and daughter-in-law besides an Assistant were on their way to the temple of Shivrinarayan from Raipur in a Toyota Innova (CG-04 CT-7500). They had come near Kesla petrol pump around 1 pmwhen a Swaraj Mazda mini truck (CG-04 JC-8660) coming from opposite direction collided head on with their vehicle, he said.
Ashok Singh received injures on the head and hand while the hand of Arti Singh was reportedly fractured. Naresh who is an Assistant also received minor injuries. The vehicle driver was also injured in the mishap. The son and daughter-in-law of Ashok Singh who were also in the car were unhurt, the SP informed.
Soon after the incident, the injured were rushed to a local hospital from where they were brought to Raipur and have been admitted in Ram Krishna Care Hospital, the SP told The Pioneer over phone.
A couple who was on a motorcycle behind the car also suffered minor injuries, police said. After the mishap, the truck driver managed to escape from the spot but was later nabbed, the SP said.
Chief Minister Raman Singh after hearing the news of the incident reached Ramkrishna Care Hospital for meeting his brother and relatives in the city late on Sunday evening.