Two killed, 3 hurt in truck-car collision in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur

RAIPUR: Two persons were killed and three others were injured after their car collided with an over-speeding truck at Udaypur in Surajpur district in Surguja division early on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Harinder Yadav (57), a resident of Supela Bhilai and Sabhapati Yadav (56) who along with his brothers Rajendra Prasad Yadav, Rakesh Yadav, and Virendra Yadav were returning from Gorakhpur.They had just reached on the highway lane when an over-speeding truck collided head-on at around 5 AM.
The impact of the accident was so severe that the car got crashed, killing two and injuring others. The local people informed the police and rushed the injured to the hospital in Ambikapur town after pulling out of the mangled vehicle.
The truck driver Vinay Yadav, who left the truck behind and fled from the spot, was later arrested. A case has been registered and investigations are on.