Raipur: At least six people, including a child and women, died and 23 were injured when a pick-up van they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar district, police said on Monday. The accident occurred late Sunday night near Gauda Pulia under Palari police station area, located 70 km from the state capital Raipur.
6-year-old died in accident
The victims were the natives of Latua village, who were returning after attending a family function in Parsada village, a senior police official said. Among the six killed were five women and a six-year-old boy.
As per the police official five injured are in critical condition. The critically injured persons were shifted to a hospital in Raipur for treatment, while the 16 others were undergoing medication at a hospital in Balodabazar, he said.
CM express grief
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the incident. "The news of the death of 6 people in a collision between a truck and a pickup last night near Gowda Pulia in Thana Palari area of Balodabazar district is very sad. May God give courage to the families of the deceased. We are all together in sorrow,” he said in a tweet.
Baghel directed the officials to provide best medical assistance to the injured persons. “The officials of the district administration have been directed to provide all possible help to the relatives of the deceased and best treatment facilities to the injured in this accident. Om Shanti," he added.
(With PTI inputs)
