Raipur, September 5: In a tragic incident, as many as eight labourers, travelling from Odisha to Gujarat, were killed in a bus accident in Chhattisgarh on Saturday. According to reports, the incident took place in Raipur area during the early hours of Saturday. Ajay Yadav, SSP Raipur, Chhattisgarh was quoted by ANI saying that the incident took place after a bus transporting labourers from Odisha to Gujarat collided with a truck in Cheri Khedi area of Raipur. The SSP further informed that the labourers were being transported from Ganjam in Odisha to Surat in Gujarat. The injured ones have been rushed to the hospital for treatment.

In the wake of the incident, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased, the residents of Ganjam, who died in a bus accident in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The CM has directed Minister Susanta Singh to immediately proceed to Raipur to extend necessary assistance. Accidents Killed 4.21 Lakh People in India in 2019, Says National Crime Records Bureau.

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In August, a similar road accident was reported from Chhattisgarh where four people were killed and several were injured when their multi utility vehicle crashed into a stationary truck on National Highway 53 in Mahasamund district. The incident took place when the Tata Sumo was on its way to Maharashtra from West Bengal, said NK Swarnkar, station house officer (SHO) Pithora police station.

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