Chhattisgarh: 5 girls of identical household killed as van hits tree

Five girls of the identical household had been killed and 6 others injured when the van they had been travelling in rammed right into a tree in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, police mentioned on Sunday.
The victims, who hailed from Malgaon village, had been getting back from Khatti Khorpa village in neighbouring Raipur district after attending the post-death rituals of their relative.
“The accident occurred around 11 pm on Saturday near Kopra village under Panduka police station area when the driver apparently lost his control over the van and it crashed into the tree,” mentioned Sukhnandan Rathore, Gariaband Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP).
The girls, recognized as Bagauti Nishad, Kala Bai, Parwat Bai, Kej Bai and Tej Bai, died on the spot, he mentioned.

Six others, together with three girls, a 15-year-old boy, and the motive force of the van suffered critical accidents whereas one other occupant, a lady, escaped unharmed, he mentioned.
The injured had been shifted to a hospital in Rajim from the place they had been referred to Raipur for additional remedy, he mentioned.
A case has been registered