Three died while eight others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a Multi Utility Vehicle (Chevrolet Tavera) and Hyva on Raipur-Bilaspur national highway under the limits of Ratanpur police station on Friday morning, police said.
The victims were returning from Mainpat, Surguja after celebrating New Year when the Tavera in which they were travelling, collided with a stationary Hyva truck, Station House Officer (SHO) Ratanpur William Toppo told The Pioneer. “The mishap happened around 3 am about 4 km from Ratanpur police station on the national highway,” Toppo said adding that the injured have been admitted in Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur.
The deceased were identified as Dilip Tandi (27), Shiv Yadav (28) and lucky alias Sanjay Sharma (25)-all residents of Bhilai-3. Out of eight injured persons condition of one was stated to be critical. Dilip Tandi was driving the Tavera when the accident happened. Incidentally he is also its owner, SHO added. Meanwhile a case in this connection has been registered with Ratanpur police station and investigations have begun. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.