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Chhattisgarh: A horrific road accident has occurred in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. In the accident, four persons were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles. Police said that the incident took place late Friday evening near Ganjhiadih village of Tumla area.
As per the initial report, a total of six persons were travelling on two motorcycles, when these vehicles coming from opposite directions rammed into each other, a police official here said.
“While three persons killed on the spot, three others sustained injuries,” he said. Of the three injured, one succumbed to injuries at a government hospital in Kotba, he said.
Three of the deceased were recognised as Chandan Nayak of Ganjhiadih village, Khageshwar Dhobi and Umashankar of nearby Kolhejharia village, he said.
Of the remaining two injured, one was shifted to neighbouring Raigarh district, while another was swiftly rushed to the Farsabahar community health centre in Jashpur, the official said.
“Prima facie, it seems that both the two-wheelers were at a high speed. However, further investigation into the accident is underway”, the official added.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai in a post on social media platform X expressed condolence over the death of the four persons and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
