RAIPUR: A young man was killed and two others were battling for survival after a high-impact collision between an SUV and a heavy trailer on the Tarda-Bharatmala road under the Urga Police Station limits of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.
The tragic incident occurred late Thursday night when three employees of a private company in Raipur were travelling from Raipur towards Korba, said officials on Friday.
According to police officials, the SUV rammed into the trailer near Tarda, resulting in severe damage to the vehicle. One occupant died instantly, while the other two sustained critical injuries.
Rescue teams had to use gas cutters to extricate the trapped victims from the mangled wreckage before rushing them to the hospital.
The deceased has been identified as Arun Kumar Yadav, 27, a resident of Sunai village in Garhwa district of Jharkhand, police officials said.
He was an employee of a Raipur-based company for the past two years and had been married for just three years. He is survived by his wife and a child.