RAIPUR: The true horror of the accident that killed 19 tribal women in Chhattisgarh‘s Kabirdham emerged on Tuesday when survivors narrated how the driver jumped off, screaming that the brakes had failed, and the unmanned pickup hurtled down a cliff with a group of terrified women staring at death.
The pickup driver Dinesh Yadav and the vehicle’s owner, Ramkrishna Sahu were arrested Tuesday, Kabirdham SP Abhishek Pallava said.
In Semarhaa lone funeral pyre blazed on Tuesday for 17 of the victims – 10 from one family. In nearby Singharitwo more women were cremated.
The pickup driver Dinesh Yadav and the vehicle’s owner, Ramkrishna Sahu were arrested Tuesday, Kabirdham SP Abhishek Pallava said.
In Semarhaa lone funeral pyre blazed on Tuesday for 17 of the victims – 10 from one family. In nearby Singharitwo more women were cremated.