Ranchi, May 14
Six people were killed and four others seriously injured in three separate road accidents across Jharkhand on Wednesday, police officials said.
The first accident occurred near Baihatu village on the Chaibasa-Chakradharpur highway in West Singhbhum district, where a small cargo vehicle collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
Three occupants of the cargo vehicle -- Seenu Purti (35), Ganga Jarika (36), and Shivram Hembram (30) -- died on the spot. Another passenger, Jagdish Hembram (35), was seriously injured and referred to the Tata Main Hospital after initial treatment.
The impact of the collision was so severe that the Tata Magic vehicle was shattered. Local residents and police worked together to rescue those trapped inside.
Chaibasa Mufassil Police Station in-charge Chandrashekhar Kumar said the three deceased were declared brought dead at the hospital. Post-mortem examinations are underway.
In the second accident, a Bolero vehicle fell into the Tilaiya Dam after breaking through the railing of Jawahar Bridge on the Ranchi - Patna Road in the Barhi police station area of Hazaribagh district.