Gumla (Jharkhand), Jan 15 (PTI) Four people were killed and three others injured after a truck rammed into a pickup van in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Thursday, police said.
The conditions of two of the injured persons are stated to be serious.
The accident happened around 5.30 am on National Highway 43 near Bhadgaon area in the Bharno police station area.
“Three people died on the spot, while one person succumbed to his injuries during treatment in a hospital in Gumla,” Superintendent of Police Haris Bin Zaman told PTI.
Two of the seriously injured persons have been referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi for better treatment, while one was admitted to the Gumla hospital, he said.
The pickup van, on which sellers of ’tilkut’, a type of sweetmeat, were travelling, was hit by the truck from the rear, police said.
The deceased were identified as Sanjay Kumar Bhuiyan (22), Sunil Kumar (30), both residents of Hazaribag, Baleshwar Sahu (48), resident of Chatra and Bajrangi Kumar (38), resident of Ranchi.
The bodies were sent for postmortem examination. PTI COR SAN NAM SOM SAN NN
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