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Chhattisgarh: One dead, several injured after speeding car ploughs into religious procession

A video of the incident has gone viral

Chhattisgarh-accident A screenshot of the incident

One person died and several others sustained injuries after a speeding car ran over a group of devotees who were part of a procession to immerse the idol of goddess Durga in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh.

According to news agency ANI, block medical officer James Minj said 16 people, who sustained injuries in the incident, have been hospitalised. Two among them have been referred to other hospitals after x-ray revealed fracture.

The vehicle, a Mahindra Xylo, had a Madhya Pradesh number plate and sped away after the incident, reported NDTV. People who chased after the car later found it abandoned, with the driver gone.

A video of the incident reportedly showed people falling on the road as the car ploughed into the religious procession.

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