A 29-year-old constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed as five jawans and two others were injured in a road accident, which took place in the district on Saturday, police said.
The mishap took place near SECl helipad in Kusmunda area falling under limits of Dipka police station during morning hours, added police.
According to the police, a Bolero (registration number CG-11 E 1307) ferrying CISF personnel rammed into a stationary trailer leaving one CISF constable dead and five personnel injured. Besides, driver and conductors of Bolero have also suffered injuries in the incident.
The deceased constable has been identified as R K Chandrasekhar Rao (29), a native of Andhra Pradesh while injured constables were Pramod Kumar, Prasoon Das, Naresh Gauri, Arjun Singh and Azim Chakma, said police, adding that driver Jawahar Ekka and helper Deepak have reportedly suffered multiple injuries.
After being informed about the accident, police rushed to the spot and took the injured CISF personnel to a nearby hospital where Rao was declared dead, informed police.
In the incident, Pramod Kumar and Prasoon Das were reported to be critically injured and the duo were shifted to Apollo Hospital Bilaspur, police said.
Police have registered a case in this connection and investigating the matter further, added police.