RAIPUR: Three persons riding a motorbike were killed after it was hit by a vehicle engaged in a convoy of the BJP member of parliament Bhojraj Nag at Podgaon, the police said on Tuesday.
The collision occurred late at night in Kanker district, about 180 km south of Raipur. Bhojraj Nag was returning home to Antagarh from Bhanupratapur in Kanker.
“An escort vehicle of the Kanker MP hit a motorcycle while trying to evade stray cattle on the road. Three men on the bike sustained serious injuries and were taken to a local hospital. During the treatment all three succumbed to their injuries," Kanker district police chief Indira Kalyan Elesela told TNIE.
"The ill-fated bike was coming from the opposite direction. The MP was in another vehicle ahead of the SUV that hit the bike," the officer added.
The deceased were identified as Tameshwar Dehari, Girdhari Samrath and Kumehswar Samrath, the local police said.
In Chhattisgarh, there seems no respite in road accidents and consequent fatalities owing to stray cattle venturing out on the traffic routes, main roads and state highways.
The Kanker police are probing into the incident to find out the situation that led to the accident.