Raipur, October 24: Five persons including four members of a family were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, police said. They mishap took place last evening when the jeep in which they were travelling collided head on with a truck near Puroor power substation, they said.
The deceased, who were on their way to Dallirajhara village, were identified as– Rakesh Jain, Rishabh Jain, Ashutosh Jain, Kamal Baid and driver Narayan, police said. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital, they said.
A case has been registered against the truck driver, who is absconding after the incident, police added.
—PTI–