Balodabazar-Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh): Eleven people – including a couple of minors – died and approximately a dozen sustained injuries in a collision involving a truck and a pickup vehicle within this district’s Arjuni area during the intervening night, law-enforcement authorities confirmed on Friday.
Senior police officers rushed to the spot and conveyed the victims – all relatives returning from a family programme – to an infirmary. Several of those hurt were stated to be critical.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the loss of life.