Three persons died after the motorcycle in which they were travelling came under the wheels of a rashly driven trailer on Dhamtari-Gunderdehi road near Amdi Nagar Panchayat, police said on Sunday.
The deceased include a man, his wife and their daughter, Station House Officer, Arjuni Police Station, C Tirki informed.
The incident happened around 10 am when the deceased were on way to Bhurenga village. They had reached near Amdi when a trailer coming from Dhamtari ran over them resulting in their death.
The deceased were identified as Kachruram Sahu (48) his wife Janki Bai (45) and their daughter Saroj (21). The collision was so severe that all three died on the spot, SHO said.
The trailer driver ran away after the accident. The agitated locals after the incident staged a dharna on the road. The road block lasted for about an hour and it was only after the intervention of police the traffic flow was resumed.