At least three women and a six-year-old girl were killed while 26 others injured when a bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor in Gariaband district, police said.
The incident took place late on Sunday night on Gariaband-Raipur road when around 40 people were returning to Mana Basti village after attending a family function at Tarra Village near Rajim, around 45 kms away from here, according to Gariaband Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Neha Pandey.
“While 12 injured, some of them critically, were shifted to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur, 14 are undergoing treatment at the community health centre in Rajim,” she added.
The victims have not been identified yet, the ASP said, adding a case has been registered in this connection and further probe is on.