IN Atragic road accident that took place on Patan Road, one person was killed while another received minor injuries on Thursday afternoon. The accident involved a commercial truck and a motorcycle carrying three occupants. According to Patan Police, the incident occurred at around 1 pm on Thursday, when Chandan Singh, a resident of Jhalon village, was riding on a motorcycle and traveling towards Jabalpur with his wife, Preeti to seek medical intervention.

 

Enroute, Singh met his sister in-law, Sevati Bai, who accompanied them on the same vehicle. Upon reaching close to Gurupipariya, the motorcycle collided with a truck approaching from the opposite direction. Sevati Bai sustained critical injuries as a result of the impact, while Preeti Singh suffered minor injuries. Both the injured were immediately transported to the Patan hospital for neces sary medical attention. After examination, the doctors pronounced Sevati Bai as dead. The body was sent for postmortem after preparing panchnama. The police later initiated inquiry into the cir cumstances surrounding the collision.