Four people, including two women, were killed and 12 others injured on Friday when a tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned and fell in a field in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district.
The incident occurred when the 16 persons from Jamdi village were heading to Bhalukona village in Basna block, Mahasamund Additional Superintendent of Police Megha Tembhurkar told The Pioneer.
The tragedy occurred between Bhalukona and Pajhrapali villages when the driver lost control over the steering, she said.
The dead were identified as Jayanati Chouhan, Puni Bai Chouhan, Subrat and Sagar.
The injured were rushed to the primary health centre in Basna while three severely injured were shifted to the Mahasamund district hospital, Tembhurkar added.