A health department official was killed after a heavy vehicle ran over him on Dantrenga-Khorpa Road on Friday morning. The deceased was the brother of a senior journalist based in Raipur.
The incident occurred around 9 am. The deceased identified as Sanjya Mishra (49) was returning from his house, Head Constable Vinod of Tikarapara police station informed. Sanjay Mishra was on his bike and was near a turning on Dantrenga-Khorpa road near where some unidentified heavy vehicle dashed him.
The locals informed that police. It took about two hours for police to reach the spot. Mishra was assistant health officer at Primary Health Centre Bhatagon, sources informed.