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Four killed in tractor-motorcycle accident

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Press Trust of India Rajnandgaon
Last Updated : Mar 20 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

Four people were killed and as many others were injured today when a tractor overturned and fell on a motorcycle in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said.

The incident occurred around 7 PM when the tractor, carrying wooden longs, was headed towards a timber depot in Chirchari village under the Baghnadi police station limits, an official said.

The driver of the tractor lost his control over the vehicle near the depot, following which it skidded and fell on a motorcycle, he said.

The deceased included tractor driver Shobhit Netam (36), labourer Lakhet Kanwar (40) and two persons who were riding the two-wheeler, he said, adding that four labourers who were travelling on the tractor sustained injuries in the incident.

A police team shifted the injured to a nearby hospital while bodies were sent for postmortem, the official said, adding that a case has been registered.

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First Published: Mar 20 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

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