Two women were killed and six others were injured seriously on Monday in Korba district when a crowded vehicle carrying a marriage party hit a roadside tree, police said.
The accident took place at village lamna under Morga police chowki. The injured were rushed to a Government health centre. Police said that a rash driving Scorpio carrying a marriage party of about 17 persons, was on its way to Pori Uprora from Damhamura, when it hit a roadside tree. Two women died on the spot while six others injured critically.The deceased women were in 30s of their age and police were trying to identify them.
Meanwhile, Governor Shekhar Dutt has condemned the road accident prayed for accident victims.