Kawardha (Chhattisgarh), May 4 (PTI) Four men were killed and two others injured after their car plunged off a culvert in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district, police said on Monday.
The accident occurred late Sunday night near Gadai village in Pandariya area when the victims, all residents of the state capital Raipur, were on their way to attend a wedding function, a police official said.
The four-wheeler apparently veered off the road at a sharp turn and fell 40 to 50 feet down from the culvert into a small river bed. The impact was so severe that the vehicle was completely mangled, leaving four occupants dead and two others injured, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Armaan Ali (20), Mohammad Saif (19), Anas Ali (21), and Konain (19), the official said.
The injured persons, aged 19 and 21, were initially admitted to a nearby hospital and later shifted to different medical facilities in Raipur.
The victims hailed from the Birgaon area in Raipur and were on their way to attend a marriage in Pandariya, the official said.
A case has been registered in connection with the incident, and an investigation is underway, he added. PTI COR TKP GK
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