RAIPUR: An elderly couple and three daughters were burnt alive when their car burst into flames after crashing into a bridge in
Rajnandgaon
district of
Chhattisgarh
in wee hours on Friday.
Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the loss of lives. Rajnandgaon SP Santosh Singh said that the accident took place on Rajnandgaon-Khairagarh road near Singarpur village when a hatchback suddenly swerved out of control and slammed into a bridge. The impact hurled it into a field and sparked a fire. The vehicle was engulfed in flames within seconds, giving no time to the passengers to escape, a witness told police.
Police identified the victims as businessman Subhash Kochar, 60, his wife Kanti, 58, and their daughters Bhavna, 35, Vriddhi, 25, and Pooja, 22. Kochar has a business in Khairagarh. Markets were shut in town on Friday in mourning.
Police said they were returning from a wedding in neighbouring Balod when they met with an accident around 1.30am. Alerted by the witness, a police team sped to the spot but the five victims had burnt to death in minutes. Police cordoned off the area and a forensic team got to work to find out why the accident happened and what triggered the fire. The bodies were sent for autopsy.
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