A government officer, along with three members of his family, was killed when their car rammed into a roadside tree in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district today, police said.
The incident took place on NH-30 near Ghodagaon village under Kondagaon police station limits this evening, Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Surjit Atri told PTI.
The victims were identified as Joint Director of Animal Husbandry Department, Bastar Division, Bhanu Kawde (45), his wife Meena (38), their son Shanu (5) and Bhanu's mother Ahilya (75).
The officer, posted at Jagdalpur, was heading towards his work place from his native village Ekladongri in Charama area along with his family when the mishap occurred.
When they reached near Ghodagaon village, Bhanu apparently lost control over the vehicle which skidded off the road and hit the tree.
The impact of the collision was so severe that all four died on the spot, the officer said, adding the bodies were sent for the postmortem.
A case has been registered in this connection, the ASP said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Raman Singh has expressed grief over the incident.
