Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), February 26 Four people were killed and 25 others were injured after a small goods van overturned in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.
The accident occurred on the Kapu-Khamhar road on Wednesday night when the victims were returning from a family function, said Siddhant Tiwari, a Sub Divisional Officer of Police in the Dharamjaigarh area.
Nearly 30 people from the Bangursuta village in the Chhal police station area had gone to attend an engagement ceremony in the Gosipodi area, he said.
On the way back, the speeding van overturned, resulting in the death of two people on the spot. Two others succumbed to their injuries while being treated at the Raigarh Medical College hospital on Thursday, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Kalaram Rathia (60), Sattar Singh Sidar (60), Neeraj Singh (65), and Ijbal Singh (50), all residents of Bangursuta village.
Twenty-five people were injured, with eight reported to be in critical condition. The injured were admitted to the Raigarh Medical College and Dharamjaigarh Hospital for treatment.
The police seized the damaged vehicle and registered a case against the driver. An investigation into the incident is underway, the official said.