1 Dead, 20 Injured After Speeding Car Rams Devotees In Chhattisgarh
NDTV
The one person who died has been identified as Gaurav Aggarwal, 21, a resident of Pathalgaon in Jashpur; the injured have been admitted to the local hospital
One person has died and around 20 have been injured after a car ran over a group of people - part of a procession of devotees walking to immerse an idol of Goddess Durga - in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district.
The one person who died has been identified as Gaurav Aggarwal, 21, a resident of Pathalgaon in Jashpur. The injured have been admitted to the Pathalgaon Civil Hospital for treatment.
Block Medical Officer James Minj was quoted by news agency ANI as saying that two of the injured were being referred to other hospitals with fractures.
The car - a maroon Mahindra Xylo - had a Madhya Pradesh number plate and sped away after the horrific accident, driving towards nearby Sukhrapara.
