Ranchi, Aug 29 (PTI) At least two labourers died, and three others were injured after a speeding truck hit them in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district on Saturday morning, police said.
The accident occurred on National Highway 33 near Rampur under the Namkum Police Station limits, when the labourers were repairing the road, a senior officer said.
“Two workers were killed on the spot, and three others were injured after the truck hit them. The truck overturned after hitting the labourers. The injured were admitted to a hospital, and one of them is stated to be critical,” Namkum Police Station officer-in-charge Ram Narayan Singh told PTI.
The driver of the truck has been apprehended, and interrogation is underway, Singh said.
The truck was on its way to Ranchi from Jamshedpur when the accident occurred, he said, adding that the driver lost control of the vehicle.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, Singh added. PTI SAN BDC
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