Metal protruding from trailer leads to 13 deaths in Raipur

“Some parts of (the materials), made of iron, were hanging out on both sides,” stated a police press note.

The mini-truck, carrying 28 people, brushed against the protruding iron and veered off the road before crashing into another stationary heavy vehicle. Among the deceased were nine women, a four-month-old boy, a six-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy.

All passengers were returning from a ceremony celebrating the birth of a girl in Banarasi village, Raipur.

“I visited the spot. The trailer did not have proper radium lights on the heavy material being carried. Also, four and a half feet of the material was hanging out. If the driver had used proper lighting, the accident could have been averted,” said Assistant Inspector General Sanjay Sharma, chairman of the interdepartmental road safety agency in Chhattisgarh.

The trailer driver, 32-year-old Amit Burman from Jharkhand, has been arrested.

“In this hour of crisis, the Chhattisgarh government stands with the families of the deceased. The state government has approved a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured,” said CM Vishnu Deo Sai.

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