Two persons died while over 6 persons were injured when a rashly driven trailer dashed a mini-bus and two cars near Bemta village on Raipur-Bilaspur national highway, Friday morning.
“The incident happened around 9.30 am when a speedily driven trailer loaded with rail sleepers was on way to Raipur from Simga and it collided with a mini bus coming from other side near Bemta village about 35 km away from Raipur,” Station House Officer (SHO) Tilda GP Markam said.
According to the SHO the speed of trailer was so high that after hitting bus the trailer dashed two other cars and then entered in fields nearby.
Two persons yet to be identified who were in bus died in the collision while around 6 persons were injured in the mishap, he added.
Soon after the incident people present on the spot informed 108 ambulance service which reached mishap spot and rushed the injured persons to hospital, the SHO said.
The trailer driver after the incident ran way leaving behind the vehicle, he said adding a case has been registered in this connection and police was searching of the errant driver.