Raipur, May 12: Thirteen people, all women and children, died and 11 were injured in a collision between a trailer truck and a truck in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, police said. Four children and nine women died in the road accident that happened late Sunday night near Saragaon on Raipur-Balodabazar road in Raipur district.

Police officials said a family from Chataud village had gone to Bansari village to attend a family function. While returning, the truck they were travelling in collided with a trailer near Saragaon under the Kharora police station area. Chhattisgarh Road Accident: Pickup Vehicle Carrying 12 People Falls Into Canal Near Madwarani, 5 Escape While Others Get Swept Away; Search Operations Underway.

Trailer-Truck Collision in Raipur 

After getting information about the accident, a police team was sent to the spot and the injured were taken to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital, Raipur. Chhattisgarh Road Accident: 2 Women Killed, 35 Injured As Pick-Up Truck Overturns in Kabirdham District.

Chhattisgarh Tragedy: 13 People, All Woman & Children, Dead After Horrific Truck Collision In Raipur

Raipur district collector Gaurav Singh said district administration officials also reached the spot. Thirteen people died and 11 people were injured in the accident, he said. Police registered a case and the matter is being investigated, the collector said.

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