A youth was killed while two others were injured when the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with a car in Sector-30 of Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur) on Saturday morning, police said.
According to the police, the accident occurred around 11.00 am on Saturday when Jitendra Kurre along with his friends Gajendra Makhija and Preet Kumar Makhija, who were riding pillion, was going to Raipur from Pacheda village on his motorcycle.
“The bike collided head-on with a red-coloured car (bearing registration number CG-04, ME-6365) which was coming from Raipur, near sector-30 at Atal Nagar. The car was being driven by Khushboo Tiwari (30), a resident of Raipur,” a local police officer said.
Khushboo was heading towards Institute of Management (IIM) Atal Nagar campus where she is pursuing a short term course.
Jitendra who suffered grievous injuries in the collision died on the spot while Gajendra and Preet were rushed to a nearby hospital by locals, police said.
After receiving the information, police reached the spot and took custody of the bike and the car. A FIR was registered against Khushboo under relevant sections of the IPC at local police station, police said.