India News | Chhattisgarh: Five Killed as Car Rams into Truck in Balod District
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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.
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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. (ANI)
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