Two persons were killed and four women workers injured as a truck hit a motor cycle and a tractor before turning turtle on Raipur – Jagdalpur National Highway near Kondagaon Wednesday afternoon. Injured have been admitted at RNT Hospital, Kondagaon for treatment.
According to police Kondagaon residents Amrit Shardul son of Fagnu and Basant Korram, an official of the Van Samiti, were going to Keshkal on a bike for some official work. Along with their bike a tractor laden with bricks was also going in the same direction. In the meantime a rashly driven truck coming from the opposite side hit both bike as well as tractor at a turning near the bridge on Narangi River.
The impact of the collision was so heavy that both the person riding the bike died on the spot whereas 4 women labourers, sitting on the tractor were injured seriously. After hitting motor cycle and tractor the truck also turned turtle due to which driver and cleaner of the truck also suffered injury. The injured have been admitted to hospital by people who gathered at the site after the accident.