Four Killed, One Critically Injured as Trailer Crashes Into SUV in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh | 27 Feb 2026 Four people lost their lives and one person was seriously injured after a trailer truck rammed into an SUV in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh in the early hours of Friday, police said. The tragic accident took place around 2 am near Sambalpuri village under the Sakri police station area on the Raipur–Ratanpur Highway. According to officials, the trailer, which was travelling towards Raipur, lost control, crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with an SUV coming from the opposite direction. The force of the crash was so intense that the trailer went on to hit another parked trailer before overturning on the road. The SUV was completely mangled in the collision, trapping all five occupants inside. Four of them died on the spot, while one person was pulled out alive. A police team reached the scene immediately, and a two-hour rescue operation was carried out using a gas cutter to free the victims from the wreckage. Police identified the deceased as Chhatrapal Ratre (37), Vishal Lahre (25), Anmol Lahre (14) and Sonu Miri (28). The injured survivor, Prakash Ratre, is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Bilaspur. Officials said the group was returning from a 25th wedding anniversary celebration at a nearby dhaba. The driver has been arrested, and a case has been Four Killed, One Critically Injured as Trailer Crashes Into SUV in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur Four people lost their lives and one person was seriously injured after a trailer truck rammed into an SUV in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh in the early hours of Friday, police said. The tragic accident took place around 2 am near Sambalpuri village under the Sakri police station area on the Raipur–Ratanpur Highway. According to officials, the trailer, which was travelling towards Raipur, lost control, crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with an SUV coming from the opposite direction. The force of the crash was so intense that the trailer went on to hit another parked trailer before overturning on the road. The SUV was completely mangled in the collision, trapping all five occupants inside. Four of them died on the spot, while one person was pulled out alive. A police team reached the scene immediately, and a two-hour rescue operation was carried out using a gas cutter to free the victims from the wreckage. Police identified the deceased as Chhatrapal Ratre (37), Vishal Lahre (25), Anmol Lahre (14) and Sonu Miri (28). The injured survivor, Prakash Ratre, is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Bilaspur. Officials said the group was returning from a 25th wedding anniversary celebration at a nearby dhaba. The driver has been arrested, and a case has been registered.