5 killed, 15 seriously injured as bus crashes in Chhattisgarh

Five people, including the bus owner, were killed, and 15 others seriously injured after a bus travelling from Manendragarh to Kelhari in Chhattisgarh met with an accident near Pahad Hanswahi. More than 30 passengers were on board. The injured were taken to Kelhari Hospital.

In Short

• More than 30 passengers were travelling from Manendragarh towards Kelhari
• Injured passengers were taken to Kelhari Hospital following the accident
• The incident occurred near Pahad Hanswahi under Kelhari police jurisdiction

A bus travelling from Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh to Kelhari met with an accident, killing five people. More than 30 passengers were on board. The accident occurred near Pahad Hanswahi. The injured were taken to Kelhari Hospital.

Five deaths have been reported so far. Fifteen people are seriously injured. The bus owner has also died. The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Kelhari police station.

In August, a 24-year-old Mumbai woman was killed after a trailer truck struck her motorcycle on National Highway 30 in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district.

Riddhi Thakkar, who lived in Kandivali West, was part of a group of about 23 motorcyclists travelling from Mumbai to explore Bastar. Police have begun investigating the crash and are trying to trace the vehicle and identify its driver, who allegedly fled the scene.

Police said most members of the group had ridden ahead, while Thakkar and a few others were following behind. Between 5 am and 6 am, the trailer hit her motorcycle from the rear near Markatola Ghat on NH-30.

The collision flung Thakkar onto the road, leaving her critically injured. Emergency responders took her to a nearby health centre after being alerted to the accident.

Doctors administered initial treatment before referring her to Shriram Hospital in Dhamtari because of the seriousness of her injuries. She was declared dead after being taken to the hospital.

The trailer driver allegedly escaped with the vehicle following the collision. Police subsequently arrived at the site, opened an investigation and began efforts to locate the trailer and establish the driver's identity.

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Inputs from Dheerendra Vishwakarma