The truck carrying troopers of 168 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force met with an accident in Datewada few hours after midnight on Sunday.
CRPF sources claimed that the accident occurred when the vehicle was traveling from Bijapur
to Dantewada. When truck reached Jewaram, it turned turtle injuring 13 officers.
The CRPF officer claimed that 5 officers whose condition is stated to be serious were hospitaled. Early reports are ruling out the attack from Maoists.