Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has expressed grief over the death of eight people killed in separate accidents in Bilaspur.
According to police five persons were killed when their tractor fell into a ditch in Bilaspur district on Sunday night.
Four of the victims were engaged in laying electricity cables in the Atarra area of the district and were returning from work to the local panchayat building, Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.
"The vehicle fell into a compost pit and overturned, killing four labourers and the driver. The post mortem report will reveal if they died after getting trapped or due to electrocution as a live wire which snapped from a post was found at the spot," he added.
In a different incident, two youths were killed after a trailer dashed them at Belgahna Chowk in Majwani village.
In another incident, a businessman was killed in a road accident which happened at a by-pass near Mungeli road.