A horrific road accident in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district claimed five lives and left over 20 people injured on Friday. The tragedy unfolded when a passenger bus traveling from Kurdeg in Jharkhand to Kunkuri lost control and overturned on a slope near Godamba village.
According to officials, the bus with registration number CG 14 G 0263 was descending a steep incline around 9:45 AM near Kardega police outpost. Eyewitnesses reported that the brakes failed suddenly, despite a passenger’s desperate plea to the driver to stop. Moments later, the vehicle veered off course and flipped over beside a house under construction owned by Surendra Sai.
The bus was carrying more than two dozen passengers at the time. Local residents rushed to the scene after hearing screams, alerting authorities and using earth-moving equipment to extricate trapped victims. Three ambulances arrived promptly, ferrying the injured to nearby hospitals.
Kunkuri Block Medical Officer Kuujur confirmed the deaths of five passengers. Among the deceased were a husband-wife duo, Mahesh Ram (45) and Bimla (42) from Makribandha village in Duldula tehsil, Sampati Devi (52) from Simdega district in Jharkhand, Digeshwar (40), son of Dilbhajan from Dhodi village in Kurdeg tehsil, and his five-month-old son Ghanshyam.
Collector Rohit Vyas verified the incident details. Seriously injured victims have been referred to Ambikapur Medical College for advanced care, while 13 others receive treatment at Kunkuri and district hospitals.
In a show of compassion, Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai’s wife, Koushalya Devi Sai, visited Kunkuri hospital post-accident. She met with the injured, inquired about their conditions, and instructed medical staff to provide top-notch treatment and all necessary facilities.