A fatal road accident claimed lives of four persons and injured nine others when a Mahindra Bolero (SUV) in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree in Kondagaon district on National Highway-30.
The incident occurred between lanjoda and Jaitpuri village on Jagdalpur-Raipur National Highway-30, about 10 kms from Kondagaon police station during the early hours of Monday, Station House Officer (SHO) Kondagaon, MM Minj informed.
The victims were on their way to Rajim from Kirandul in the SUV to participate in a marriage function. In all 13 people were on board SUV when the mishap occurred, SHO said.
“The vehicle had crossed lanjoda in the wee hours when all of a sudden, the driver allegedly lost control over steering and the vehicle rammed into a roadside tree,” the SHO said, adding, the intensity of collision was so severe that two persons died on the spot while two others succumbed in the hospital.
Soon after being informed, a police team was rushed to the spot and injured were taken to a local hospital where four of them were declared brought dead, he said.
The deceased were identified as Golu (25) Deepak (26), Naveen (45) and the driver Rampal (29). Rampal was the driver of SUV, the SHO said. A case has been registered in this connection and police had begun investigation into the case, he said.