At least 6 killed, 3 injured as two cars collide in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker
The Hindu
Tragic car collision in Chhattisgarh's Kanker leaves six dead, including three women and a child, with several others injured.
Six members of a family were killed and three others seriously injured after two cars collided on National Highway 30 in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday (April 10, 2026).
The accident occurred late Thursday night (April 9, 2026) near Nathia Navagaon village under Kanker Kotwali police station limits, a senior police official said.
Citing preliminary information, he said seven members of the Mandavi family from Udkuda village in the Charama area were returning from a wedding in Chivaraj village when their car collided with a vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
The impact left both vehicles badly mangled.
Six persons, including three women, a child and two men, died on the spot in one car, while another passenger was seriously injured, he said. Two persons in the other car also suffered grievous injuries.
On being alerted about it, Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha and other police officials rushed to the spot. The injured were shifted to the Kanker Medical College hospital, he said.
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