A horrific road accident has occurred at Markatola Ghat in Charama of Kanker, Chhattisgarh. Three passengers died on the spot in the collision between a passenger bus and a truck. 12 passengers were injured.
छत्तीसगढ़ के कांकेर में बस और ट्रक की टक्कर, 3 यात्रियों की मौत, एक दर्ज़न घायल
A bus full of passengers collided with a truck on Balod National Highway in Chhattisgarh. Three passengers died tragically in this accident. At the same time, a dozen passengers are seriously injured. All the injured have been admitted to Charama Health Center in Kanker district for treatment. The crashed bus belonged to Mahindra Travels.
According to the information, this morning the Mahindra Company bus had left from Jagdalpur for Bailadila with passengers. Meanwhile, at 10 am in the morning, a truck which had already crashed was parked on the National Highway-30 Charama Ghat of Balod Purur police station area, and the bus collided with this truck. It is being told that the truck was parked on the roadside after an accident on Thursday, it was not removed, due to which this accident happened. The accident was so severe that the front part of the bus was blown to pieces. Three bus passengers died on the spot in the accident. At the same time, a dozen passengers were seriously injured. After this accident there was hue and cry in the bus.
Nearby villagers reached the spot and informed the police. Police and villagers rescued the injured trapped in the bus and sent them to the hospital for treatment. The police have sent the bodies of the deceased for post-mortem and informed the relatives of the deceased.
At present, Purur police is investigating the incident. The injured bus driver has been admitted to the hospital. The police is investigating what was the cause of the accident.
Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has expressed grief over the deaths in the passenger bus accident that occurred today at Markatola Ghat in Balod district and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. He has given instructions to the district administration to make proper treatment and other arrangements for the injured passengers. The district administration Balod is making arrangements for the treatment of the injured in the hospitals of Dhamtari and Kanker.
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