Three persons died on the spot while another was injured after an unidentified heavy vehicle knocked them down on Bilaspur-Raipur National Highway on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred after the victim were on way to their home in Parsada area under the limits of Chakarbhata police station after taking dinner from a roadside Dhaba (eatery). The unidentified vehicle hit so hard that three of the persons died on the spot, police claimed.
Chakarbhata, Station House Officer (SHO) N l Dhritlahere, informed that the mishap occurred around 1.30 am on the intervening of Monday and Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Narayan Das (23), Mohan Singh (22) and Mahendra Rathore (28) all hailing from Gaurela area of Bilaspur district. The injured was identified as Gayaram Bhariya, said SHO, adding that they were employed with a private transport company.
“After getting information about the mishap, the police reached the spot and rushed the injured person to Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Science (CIMS), where his condition is under observation,” he said. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against the driver of unidentified vehicle under section 304 (A) of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which reads to causing death by negligence and are looking for the errant diver.