At least four women were killed in a road accident which took place in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Tuesday, police said.
A Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) ferrying nine persons rammed into a roadside tree on National Highway-30 leaving four women dead and around five others injured, Kanker, Superintendent of Police (SP) J N Meena, adding that the incident took place near village Aaturgaon falling under limits of Kanker police station during morning hours.
According to the officer, the victims were returning to Kanker after attending a marriage ceremony in Narayanpur district.
Initial investigation suggests that the driver of the vehicle lost control over steering and rammed the vehicle into a roadside tree leaving four women dead on the spot. After being informed about the incident, police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. The injured were rushed to nearby hospital.
In this connection, police have registered a case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and investigating the matter, added police.