In a tragic road accident 11 people of one family have been killed in Balod district of Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday late night. The dead include five women and two children. The family members travelling in a Bolero car were returning after attending a wedding function. A speeding truck came from behind the same road and hit the car. The collision was so powerful that 10 people lost their lives on the spot while another succumbed to death during the treatment in hospital.
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According to the information, all deceased are residents of Soram Bhatgaon in Dhamtari district. The family had gone to attend a wedding function at Markatola in Kanker district. The accident took place near Jagatra in Balod district while returning from a wedding ceremony. On receiving the information, police reached the spot. Police has initiated further action following lodgement of the case.
Expressing grief over the incident, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced compensation for the family of deceased. In a tweet CM Baghel wrote, “ I announce an amount of Rs. 4 lakh per deceased, 10 members of the Sahu family and the family of Damesh Dhruv ji, in this sad hour who died in the road accident near Balodgahan between Purur and Charma in Balod. This incident is very painful, we all bow down before the will of God. But we are all united in this sorrow.”
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