Chhattisgarh: 4 men killed, 1 critically injured in late-night crash
A late-night crash in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, turned tragic when a trailer truck lost control and slammed into a Scorpio SUV around 2am on the Raipur-Ratanpur Highway.
The five people in the SUV were heading home after celebrating a wedding anniversary at a local dhaba when the accident happened.
Trailer driver arrested, case registered
The collision was so severe that all five SUV passengers were trapped inside.
Police spent two hours using gas cutters to free them, but sadly, four didn't survive—Chhatrapal Ratre (37), Vishal Lahre (25), Anmol Lahre (14), and Sonu Miri (28).
The fifth person, Prakash Ratre, is being treated at CIMS hospital.
The trailer driver has been arrested and a case registered.
The wrecked vehicles blocked the highway for some time before being cleared away.