Six people were killed and two others injured when a sports-utility vehicle (SUV) carrying around eight persons rammed into a roadside tree near Kondagaon on Raipur-Jagdalpur National Highway during wee hours of Sunday, police informed.
The mishap occurred at Dahikonga village about 18 km from Kondagaon, informed Station House Officer (SHO), Kondagaon, MM Minj.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Kushal Baghmar, Manish Rathi, Jeetendra Baghmar, Rawal Chandak, Roshan Kumar Negi and Yogesh Rathi. All the deceased aged between 25-30, he informed adding that Kushal Baghmar was driving the vehicle.The intensity of collision was so severe that five succumbed to injuries on the spot, while Yogesh was pronounced brought dead by doctors in the local hospital, the SHO maintained.
The ill fated victims were returning from Tongpal in Sukma district after participating in a marriage ceremony in Kanker. The driver of Mahindra Bolero (CG-04 KQ-5444) reportedly lost control over the driving wheels and hit the vehicle with a roadside tree.After the mishap, news reached the police personnel who rushed to the spot and immediately started rescue work. The injured have been shifted to Jagdalpur for better medical treatment. The condition of injured was reportedly critical. Police has registered a case in this connection.