Two persons were crushed to death in a collision between a Tata pick up jeep and cyclists at Kamalapur village under the Kasmar police station here on Wednesday morning.
According to police sources, Mohd Taslim Ansari (25), Majid Ansari and two others who were riding the cycle were struck by a speeding jeep. The jeep was severely damaged in the accident and fell into Khajo River on Chas-Ramgrah road under the Kasmar block which occurred in the morning at about 5am when the vehicle carrying chicken crossed the Khajo river bridge and approaching cyclists from opposite direction, dashed into them.
The driver and the cleaner fled away from the accident site .However the Kasmar police station impounded the Jeep later and booked a case against the driver for negligence. The two injured identified as Gulam Sarbar and Zilani Ansari, are residents of Bagyari village in Kasmar block and currently undergoing treatment at GK hospital, Jainamore. In protest against death the villagers blocked the Jainamore –Peterwar road for about six hours.