Eight people were killed while 23 others were injured after a goods vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district, said the police on Monday. Among the deceased were five women and three children as the accident took place late Sunday night near Kathia village when the victims were returning after attending a family function, a senior police official said, according to a PTI report.
The vicitms, who were natives of Patharra village were returning after attending a family function in Tiraiyya village, as per the officials, adding that the goods vehicle collided with the mini truck that was parked by the roadside.
The deceased were identified as Bhuri Nishad (50), Neera Sahu (55), Geeta Sahu (60), Agniya Sahu (60), Khushbu Sahu (39), Madhu Sahu (5), Rikesh Nishad (6) and Twinkle Nishad (6), the official said, according to PTI.
The injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, said Bemetara Collector, Ranveer Sharma. Later, four people who were critically injured were shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, according to PTI.
BJP MP Dipesh Sahu visited the hospital where the injured are undergoing treatment and met them.