Driver fails to negotiate turn, SUV loses control and falls into pond killing eight 

RAIPUR: Eight including the driver, died after their SUV fell into a pond. The vehicle lost control and fell into a pond near Budha Bagicha Road at Balrampu in Chhattisgarh. The incident happened last night. A woman and a child are among the dead. The bodies of six people have been recovered within hours of the accident and the bodies of two others were recovered this morning.

The dead are Sanjay Munda (35), his wife Chandravati (35), their daughter Kirti (8), their neighbours Mangal Das (19), Bhupendra Munda (18), Baleshwar (18), Udaynath (20) and driver Mukesh Das (26) died. SP Vaibhav Bangar told the media that the accident took place while they were travelling from Balrampur to the nearby district of Surajpur.

The initial conclusion is that the vehicle lost control and fell into a nearby pond after the driver failed to notice a turn in the road. The police, who arrived after receiving information about the accident, carried out the rescue operation.