Four persons were killed and eight others injured after a rashly driven Mahindra Bolero vehicle rammed into a road side stationary truck in Khadgaon block of district on Wednesday. The mishap occurred around 1.30 O’clock on Bilaspur-Baikunthpur road near Banjari Dand village under Khadgaon police station, informed Station House Officer (SHO) Khadgaon, KS Rathia.
“The impact of collision was so severe that three of them died on the spot while one succumbed in the hospital,” the SHO said, adding, the injured include the driver of the vehicle Gulab Singh. The deceased were identified as Arjun, Chhote lal, Teju lal, Son lal — all residents of Pondi village under Sonhat police station limits in Koriya. They were returning from Korvi village in Korba district after attending a marriage function, the SHO said. A case in this connection has been registered and police have begun investigation.