Korba (Chhattisgarh), Nov 15 Two passengers were killed and five others injured after a speeding trailer truck rammed into a private bus in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district early on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred around 3 am near a roadside eatery in Tanakhar under Katghora police station limits.
The truck hit the rear portion of the bus parked on the roadside. The passengers were travelling from Raipur to Ambikapur, a police official said.
Two bus passengers died and five others suffered injuries. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeev Lakra (34), a resident of Kunkuri in Jashpur, and Khir Sindhu Pradhan (40), from Devbhog in Gariaband district, the official said.
The police shifted the injured persons to the Community Health Centre in Katghora. One of the passengers, who was critically injured, was referred to Raipur for advanced treatment, Katghora Sub-Divisional Officer of Police Vijay Singh Rajput said.
The truck driver fled after the incident, police said, adding that an investigation was underway.
(PTI News)
