Four members of a family, including a woman and two children, were killed in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the accident occurred as a result of a collision between a truck and a car near the Madanpur Forest Barrier under the jurisdiction of the Morga police station
As per the statement given by the in charge of the Morga police station Ashwani Nirankari, one person identified as Manoj Kumar Tirkey, a resident of Ambikapur, was traveling with his family to Jagdalpur from Ambikapur at the time of the mishap.
The police said, “The deceased family members include a man his wife and two children. All four members died on the spot. The truck driver managed to flee.”
After receiving information, police officers arrived at the scene and removed the bodies from the car. According to police, the accident occurred due to both vehicles exceeding the speed limit.
An investigation into the matter is currently underway.