Five young men from Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh lost their lives in a devastating late-night collision on National Highway–43, after their car crashed head-on into a heavy trailer near Pandripani bend in Duldula police station limits.
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Five young men from Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh lost their lives in a devastating late-night collision on National Highway–43, after their car crashed head-on into a heavy trailer near Pandripani bend in Duldula police station limits.
The impact was so severe that the car was crushed almost entirely into the front of the trailer, prompting police and locals to describe the scene as one of the district’s most alarming road accidents in recent months.
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The crash occurred past midnight between December 6 and 7. Villagers who heard the noise alerted the police, following which rescue teams and local residents worked together to pull the occupants out of the mangled vehicle. All five were rushed to the hospital but were declared dead on arrival.
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Police said the accident involved an i20 and a trailer. Officers noted that the degree of structural damage to the car indicated a high-speed impact. The victims were identified as Ankit Tigga (16), Radheshyam Yadav (26), Uday Chauhan (18), Deepak Pradhan (18) and Sagar Tirkey (22), all residents of Khutanga village under Duldula block. News of the deaths drew dozens of relatives and neighbours to the district hospital, where post-mortem examinations were later completed.
According to the Duldula police station in charge, the trailer driver fled the scene shortly after the collision, and a search is underway. A case has been registered under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police officials said they are examining tyre marks, road conditions and witness accounts to determine the exact cause of the crash.
While investigators work to establish whether speed, visibility or driver fatigue played a role, local authorities have reiterated the need for enhanced traffic patrolling along this stretch of NH-43, which has seen a rise in heavy vehicle movement. Officials said an arrest is expected soon, and further action will follow based on the technical findings of the inquiry.
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