5 ladies of the identical household have been killed and 6 others injured when the van they have been travelling in rammed right into a tree in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, police stated on Sunday.
The victims, who hailed from Malgaon village, have been coming back from Khatti Khorpa village in neighbouring Raipur district after attending the post-death rituals of their relative.
“The accident occurred round 11 pm on Saturday close to Kopra village underneath Panduka police station space when the driving force apparently misplaced his management over the van and it crashed into the tree,” stated Sukhnandan Rathore, Gariaband Extra Superintendent of Police (ASP).
The ladies, recognized as Bagauti Nishad, Kala Bai, Parwat Bai, Kej Bai and Tej Bai, died on the spot, he stated.
Six others, together with three ladies, a 15-year-old boy, and the driving force of the van suffered severe accidents whereas one other occupant, a woman, escaped unharmed, he stated.
The injured have been shifted to a hospital in Rajim from the place they have been referred to Raipur for additional therapy, he stated.
A case has been registered
