The son of the Congress MLA from Marwahi and two others accompanying him were killed on Tuesday when their car collided with a private bus in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, police said.
The accident took place on National Highway-130 on the Katghora-Ambikapur road, about 200 km from Raipur, Katghora officiating Station House Officer Naveen Dewangan told The Pioneer.
The victims were employees of the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Co Ltd. Assistant Engineer Praveen Kumar Dhruv (32), the MLA's son, was driving the car. The other two were Kushal Kumar Kanwar (32) and Shankar Singh Porte (28).
All three died instantly after the head-on collision with the bus coming from Ambikapur, the police said.
The bus driver escaped after the incident. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the deaths.