Raipur: Six women died, while five others were injured after their SUV rammed into a divider near Kendri village in the Abhanpur area of state capital Raipur on Wednesday morning. The deceased as well as the injured were residents of Subhasnagar in Bhilai. The group of 11 was heading to the Rajim Punni Mela on the occasion of Magh Purnima, when the speeding vehicle crashed into the divider, resulting in the death of four women on the spot.
Police reached the spot and recovered both the dead and the injured stuck underneath the car wreckage. Seven injured women and the driver were sent to the district hospital in Mekahara. On their way to the hospital, one more person passed away, while the sixth died at the hospital. The accident occurred between 4 am and 5 am in the morning.
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Seven injured women and the driver were sent for treatment to the district hospital in Mekahara. On their way to the hospital, another of the fair-goers passed away, while the sixth died during treatment. The accident occurred between 4 am and 5 am in the morning. According to Abhanpur Station House Officer (SHO) A.A Ansari, the car pummeled into the divider after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The deceased have been identified as Suchitra Shaha, Kajal Karmakar, Savita Das, Reena Das, Reena Chaudhary and Archana Moula. Top officials, including Traffic DSP Satish Thakur and Rural Additional SP Kirtan Rathore, later reached the spot. They also instructed the betterment of the traffic system on Abhanpur Road, keeping in mind the crowd of fair-goers during Magh Purnima.
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मुख्यमंत्री श्री @bhupeshbaghel ने भिलाई से राजिम पुन्नी मेले में शामिल होने जा रहीं 5 महिलाओं की अभनपुर केंद्री के पास कार दुर्घटना में मृत्यु हो जाने पर गहरा दुख जताते हुए दुर्घटना में घायलों को इलाज व मृतकों के परिजनों को हर सम्भव सहायता देने संबंधी अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिए।
— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) February 16, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">मुख्यमंत्री श्री @bhupeshbaghel ने भिलाई से राजिम पुन्नी मेले में शामिल होने जा रहीं 5 महिलाओं की अभनपुर केंद्री के पास कार दुर्घटना में मृत्यु हो जाने पर गहरा दुख जताते हुए दुर्घटना में घायलों को इलाज व मृतकों के परिजनों को हर सम्भव सहायता देने संबंधी अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिए।
— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) February 16, 2022मुख्यमंत्री श्री @bhupeshbaghel ने भिलाई से राजिम पुन्नी मेले में शामिल होने जा रहीं 5 महिलाओं की अभनपुर केंद्री के पास कार दुर्घटना में मृत्यु हो जाने पर गहरा दुख जताते हुए दुर्घटना में घायलों को इलाज व मृतकों के परिजनों को हर सम्भव सहायता देने संबंधी अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिए।
— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) February 16, 2022
"Expressing deep grief over the death of 5 women going from Bhilai to attend the Rajim Punni fair in a car accident near Abhanpur @bhupeshbaghel, the Chief Minister, expressed grief over the treatment of the injured in the accident and all possible assistance to the families of the deceased.", CMO Chhattisgarh tweeted out regarding the incident.
