Three persons lost their lives when the bike on which they were travelling rammed on to a truck coming from the opposite direction near Gullu village of Arang on Saturday afternoon, police said.
According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Kanhaiyalal Sahu (30), resident of Rasota village, Kamal Kishor (14) of Gaitara and Dayaluram Sahu (50) of Ghotia village, all coming under Palari police station. They were on their way to village Rasoda from Baihar village, when the mishap occurred.
The Station House Officer (SHO) at Arang informed The Pioneer over phone that the victims were on bike (CG-04 7143) and had reached near village Gullu on Raipur-Kharora Road, about 18 km from Arang police station.
The bike collided head-on with the rashly driven truck (CG-04 JC-6359) coming from the opposite direction. The collision was so severe that all three of them died on the spot, police informed. After the mishap, the truck driver drove away from the accident spot. Police have registered a case in this connection and is looking for the errant driver, the SHO maintained.