Raipur, May 12 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles near Saragaon, around 26km from Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, police sources said on Monday.

The accident occurred near Bangoli village when a Mazda vehicle and a trailer collided head-on, police said, adding the deceased included four children and nine women.

Sources said the occupants of one of the vehicles were returning to their village Chataud in Arang, a temple town near Mahasamund city, after attending a religious event in a village. The vehicle was carrying around 50 people when it collided with a high-speed trailer near Bangoli village.

So far, 13 people who lost their lives in the accident have been identified.

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