Three friends were killed on Sunday in a head-on collision between their motorcycle and a truck in Chhattsigarh’s Raigarh district, police said.
The deceased were identified as Neelambar Bariha (26), Deenbandhu Bariha (30) and Chandrasen Chauhan (35), Raigarh Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said.
The first two are from Raigarh district. Chauhan is from Mahasamund district.
The accident took place near Koni junction on the Sarangarh-Baramkela road when the victims were headed to Malda village on the motorcycle, the officer said.
Efforts are on to trace the truck driver who escaped leaving the vehicle behind, Meena said.