Four youths were killed and three others injured when an SUV in which they were travelling, skidded off the road and overturned on the outskirts of Raipur, the police said on Monday.
"The incident occurred near Chherikhedi village on NH-6, when its occupants were coming from Mandir Hasaud side towards Raipur on Sunday night," Raipur Superintendent of Police (SP) O P Pal said. According to eyewitnesses, the SUV (CG-04 DG-9009) was at very high speed as it descended from a highway overbridge, when its driver suddenly lost control. The vehicle skidded out of the road, overturned and then rammed into a roadside tree, the SP said.
Those killed were identified as Roshan Tharwani (25), Durgesh Dwivedi (19), Gopal Shahwat (23) and Rahul Sawant (20), all residents of Raipur. "Roshan was killed on the spot, while two others died while being taken to the hospital," a senior police official said, adding that Rahul Sawant, who was driving the car died late on Sunday night during treatment at a local hospital in Raipur.
"Others injured were admitted to different private hospitals here," the official said. According to the police, the accident's magnitude indicates that the SUV was at a speed over 100 kmph. A case has been booked in this connection and a probe is on.
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