Ranchi, June 18
At least five people were killed and 15 others were injured in separate road accidents across Jharkhand on Wednesday, amid ongoing monsoon rains, officials said.
In Dhanbad district, two youths died after their motorcycle collided with a truck near the Kamalpur forest in the Tundi police station area around noon.
According to preliminary information, the bike skidded on the rain-soaked road, causing the rider to lose control before being hit by an oncoming truck.
Tundi SHO Umashankar and his team rushed to the spot and took the victims to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Their identities are yet to be ascertained.
The bodies have been sent to Dhanbad Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination, the police added.
In another incident, a passenger bus collided with a highway divider on National Highway 33 under the Dhalbhumgarh police station limits in East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) district around 1 p.m.
One person died on the spot and around 15 passengers sustained injuries in the incident. The injured were taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.