Five persons were killed when their pick-up van rammed into a tree at a village in Jashpur district on Saturday, police said. According to investigating Officer Head Constable Narendra Bhagat, the mishap occurred around 4:30 am on Bagicha-Batauli road under the limits of Bagicha police station. The victims were travelling in a Pick-up Multi Utility Vehicle (MUV), which rammed into a road side tree near Penta village about 7 km from Bagicha.
The intensity of collision was so severe that five out of six sitting in the MUV died on the spot while one seriously injured person was referred to Ambikapur for better treatment facility. Soon after the incident, a police team rushed to the spot along with the medical aid.The deceased were identified as Rajan (42), Suman Gupta (35), Arjun Gupta (28), Manbahal (34) and driver Borgan Mansuri (25). A case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is being carried out by the police.