The driver and three other passengers boarded in the safari also sustained critical injuries who were admitted to district hospital Victoria.
The deceased including BJYM leader Shatrughan Yadav, 28, of Kotma, Anooppur, Vishnu Dutt, 45, Bhaluwada, Kotma, Anooppur.
Police have registered the accident case and sent the bodies to Kundam hospital for postmortem.
SP Harinarayanchari Mishra after receiving information sent the subordinate officials towards the spot and directed them to arrest the accused truck driver.
The truck driver fled from the spot after accident who was nabbed at Bloom chowk. The truck was loaded with wood and was going towards Jabalpur.
Kundam police said that tata safari was coming from Jabalpur and on the way the driver of truck MP-20/HB/0919 driving the truck rashly and negligently hit the tata safari.
The passengers boarded in tata safari including Jitendra Bahadur Singh, 42, Shatrughan Yadav, 28, all belong to Bhaluwada, Anooppur sustained critical injuries and died on the spot.
The driver Sohan Chouhada, 32, BP Tiwari, 45, Sitasharan Sen, 45 of Kotma Talmi sustained injuries and police took them to government Victoria hospital.
Sources said that the driver Sohan Chouhada had purchased tata safari vehicle before 15 days and he was himself driving it. Both the vehicles were coming from Jabalpur side and the truck driver hit the tata safari when it crossed the truck as a result safari vehicle got damaged.
Police made panchnama of the bodies and sent them for postmortem. The truck driver Mohan Singh has been arrested and police started investigation.
