Chhattisgarh: Five killed as car rams into truck in Balod district

Balod (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 10 (ANI): In a tragic accident, five persons, including a child, were killed and one other was injured when their car rammed into a truck in Dondi area here on Friday, police said.

The mishap occurred near Gudum village under Dondi police station limits, said Balod Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Yadav.

“A car rammed into a truck while trying to overtake it and then the vehicle was hit by a motorcycle,” the SP said.

He also added that the accident pushed the traffic flow on the route out of gear.

The officer further informed that five persons, including a girl child, died and one person escaped with grievous injuries.

As informed by the officials, the injured person was rushed to a nearby hospital. As soon as the information about the accident was recieved, police rushed to the spot and started the rescue operations.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem.

In connection with the accident, police have registered a complaint under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and started the investigation, as per the official reports.