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Five Killed, Two Injured In Separate Road Accidents In Chhattisgarh's Korba

Three mo💙torcycle-borne men were killed when a coal-laden trailer truck hit them on Rumgadha bypass road under Balco police station limits, a police officia♛l said.

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Five persons were killed and two others injured in three road accidents in Chhattisgarh's Korba di🌼strict, police sa🌜id on Thursday.

These acc♌idents occurred on Wed✱nesday evening and night, they said.

Three 🍰motorcycle-borne men were killed when a coal-laden trailer truck hit them on Rumgadha bypass road under Balco police station limits🐷, a police official said.

The deceased were identified as Madhav Prasad (47), Jagarsai Kenvat 🔯(53) and Leeladhar Kenvat (45), all relatives, he said.

After the accident, the driver of the truck fled the♕ scene, leaving his vehicle behind, he said.

Enraged over the incident, several local residents staged a protest and blocked the path of vehicles engaged in coal trans♕portation. They also damaged some vehicles.

Subsequen💦tly, senior police and administration officials reached the spot and pacified them, he said.

In another accident, a man identified as Tejlal Yadav (49) was killed and his brother Sukhram (26) injure𝕴d after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a tractor engaged in the transportation of sand, he said.

The victim duo was returning home in Kudmura 🌞villag꧒e from Korba when the accident happened in Rampur area under Civil Lines Police Station limits, he said.

In the third incident, a man identified as Ritesh Kumar (24) was killed and his friend Pradip Kumar injured after their motorcycle crashed into a stationary trucܫk at a toll plaza near Mohanpur village on Korba-Katghora road, he said.

Cases have been registered in connection with the incidents and ♋efforts are on to trace drivers of truck and tractor in the first🌊 two accidents, they added.

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