Three persons died after a bus in which they were travelling in turned turtle near Aurid village coming under Navagarh police station limits on Tuesday evening, police said.
About 16 people have received minor injuries and are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital, Janjgir while one seriously injured has been referred to CIMS Bilaspur, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Janjgir-Champa Vijay Agrawal informed.
“The victims were returning from Shivrinarayan after attending a marriage function in the bus which was on its way to Champa via Navagaon when the incident happened,” he said.
According to the ASP, due to excessive heat, one of the tires of the bus suffered burst, after which the driver lost control over the driving wheel causing the mishap.
As soon as police got information about the incident , a police party and ambulances were rushed to the spot and the injured were rushed to the hospital, he added.
The deceased were identified as Dilip Kumar Vaishnav (24) resident of Navagaon, Gyan Singh Paraste (32) native of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh and SK Kashyap of Navagaon.
Meanwhile, police have registered a case in this connection and are investigating.