Koraput: At least three persons were killed and 13 others were injured on Friday in a series of road accidents at Bijapur under Borigumma police limits of Koraput district. Among the dead two are women.
Condition of four out of the 13 injured is stated to be critical. While they have been shifted to the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital at Koraput, the other injured have been admitted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Borigumma.
According to reports, the series of accidents has been captured on CCTV. Overspeeding and overgtaking is stated to be the reason behind the accidents.
The CCTV footage shows that while an SUV and and an autorickshaw were coming from the same direction, a tractor was coming from the opposite direction. The SUV was travelling at a high speed and was attempting to overtake the auto rickshaw.
Meanwhile a speeding bike coming from the opposite direction while trying to overtake the tractor rammed into the SUV.
The SUV driver on losing control over the wheel hit the auto rickshaw. Under the impact of the collision the auto rickshaw turned turtle and some of the 15 passengers travelling in it fell on the road. Two of them were killed on the spot.
While the SUV hit the auto rickshaw, another bike coming from the opposite direction hit the SUV in which the biker was killed on the spot.
