A policeman and a civilian were killed on Friday when a van in which they were travelling collided head on with a bus in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, police said.
Four others, including two policeman, were injured in the accident near the Datima-Khopa village. The bus driver fled from the spot.
Surajpur Superintendent of Police Bhavana Gupta identified the dead policeman as Rajkumar Rajwade (32), who was posted at a police station in Ambikapur. The other man who died was Raviraj Rajwade (30).
The injured constables were Pitamber Rajwade and Ghandshyam Rajwade. The other two were Pappu Rajwade and Bhola Rajwade. All of them were headed to a temple. The bus was headed to Surajpur.