Five persons were killed and three others were injured in two separate mishaps that occurred in Raipur and Bilaspur on Friday.
In the first incident near Shadani Darbar in Mana locality of Raipur city, a rashly driven truck knocked down three persons including a girl who were on a motorbike. Two persons died on the spot while the girl was rushed to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital where her condition is stated to be stable.
According to Mana police, the deceased were identified as Toman alias Riknu, Sushil Sahu and Sarojni. The trio was on way to Uparwara village for participating in a marriage function on a motorbike.
Near the Shadani Darbar railway crossing a truck ran over them. The truck driver fled away from the spot after the accident. Mana police has registered a case.
In another incident, three persons were killed and two others were injured when an auto rickshaw in which they were travelling collided head on with a truck near lagra Traffic Park on Seepat-Bilaspur road, Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Pandey informed.
About eight persons, including the driver, who were heading towards Bilaspur city from Sipat in the auto rickshaw when the truck coming from opposite direction rammed into it, the ASP said.
The impact of collision was so severe that an elderly man- Pushkar Prasad Mishra (62) died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries at the district hospital. The identity of other deceased was yet to be established. The injured have been admitted to Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Science hospital where their condition was stated to be critical.
The driver and two other passengers luckily remained unhurt in the mishap. The truck driver managed to flee from the spot. A case has been registered in this connection, the ASP informed.