Seven persons, including a newly married husband, died in a road mishap on Kharasiya-Sakti road near Ulda village after they were returning to lailunga on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
Seven persons died on the spot while 7 persons were injured in the ghastly accident, informed Additional Superint-endent of Police Raigarh, Prafful Singh Thakuron on Monday.
The ASP informed the incident occurred between 11.30 pm to 12 am on Sunday night. Gopal Paikara (28), resident of Jharna Village lailunga had tied nuptial knot with Jamuna Bai, of Gatawapara village Baradwar.
The jubilant ill-fated family members were on their way to Jharna from Gatawapar in the Mahindra Bolero (CG-13 C-9237) and had crossed Padgara Ghat on Kharasiya-Sakti about 8 kms from Kharasiya police station. “Suddenly they collided head on with an 18-wheeler-trailer loaded with coal coming from other side. The impact of collision was so severe that the bumper of Bolero was virtually crushed and the vehicle was converted in to a metal scrap,” the ASP said.
In all 14 people were seated in the Bolero out of which 7 people died on the spot, the ASP said.“The deceased include the husband Gopal Paikara, however his wife Jamuna Bai was somehow lucky to survive the mishap,” ASP informed and added that some of the bodies were badly struck up in the scrap of bolero which were removed out after a laborious task.
The injured were rushed to government hospital and their condition is out of danger. The deceased were identified as Gopal Paikara, Bolero driver Prem Singh (28), resident of Khamhar, lailunga, Shanti Bai (55) resident of Gatwapara, Baradwar, Ganga Bai (35) of Shakti, Rajmati Singh (40) of Baradwar, Rajnai Kanwar (25) of Baradwar, Janki Bai (52) of Shakti.
The trailer driver Bahadur Sav hailing from Jharkhand has been arrested. A case in this connection has been registered with Kharasiya police station.