Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. The series of road accidents in Sipat police station area is not stopping. So far three people have lost their lives in two separate incidents within a week. The first incident took place on September 11 near Fitness Mantra Gym, in which two youths, Rohit Kumar Kaliare and Kailash Saruta, died.
The second incident happened on Saturday, September 14, in which a bike and a scooty collided. In this accident, two youths riding a bike were identified as Sanjay Ratnakar, son of Mahesh Ratnakar, age 24 years and Aman Sonwani, son of Sushil Sonwani, age 20 years. Both were going towards Navadih Chowk Sipat to buy goods. At the same time, Satish Gupta, son of Ramkhilavan Gupta, age 58 years, who is the operator of Swati Electronic Shop Sipat, riding a scooty, was crossing the road to go to HDFC Bank. As soon as Satish Gupta crossed the road, a bike coming at high speed collided with him. After the accident, Satish Gupta was admitted to Apollo Hospital in critical condition. Seeing his condition there, he was referred to Shri Mangalam Hospital, where he died during treatment.
After the accident, CCTV footage has emerged in which Satish Gupta is seen crossing the road while a speeding bike collides with the scooter. The police who reached the spot are investigating the matter.