Two people lost their lives after a rashly driven bus collided head on with a jeep in which they were travelling near Darba village, falling under Kurud police station, on Thursday night.
The in-charge of Birejhar police outpost informed that about seven people were injured in the mishap and have been shifted to Raipur for advanced treatment. Detailing about the accident, the outpost in-charge informed that the accident occurred when the Mahindra Commander jeep (CG-04 E-1622) carrying newspapers was on way to Nagri. A speedily driven bus of Kanker Roadways (CG-19 F-0990) coming from the opposite side, collided head-on with the jeep near Darba village.
Police said that the deceased were identified as Taufique Khan (10), son of Yusuf Khan, a resident of Chunabhatti, Gudhiyari Raipur, and Mehtab Ali (50), son of Mehfooz Ali, resident of Kumhari, Durg.
The collision was so intense that both the persons died on the spot while seven others sitting in the jeep also sustained injuries. Deceased Mehtab Ali was driving the jeep when the accident took place. After the incident, the bus driver succeeded in running away from the spot. Meanwhile, a case in this connection has been registered and police is looking for the errant bus driver.