Two persons died while one was severely injured when a speeding pickup van collided head-on with a Tempo on NH-32 near a petrol pump at Kandra (Chas) in Bokaro district on Thursday noon.
The deceased were identified as Subodh Kumar Jha (29), resident of Ojhadih Pindrajora Chas and Umashankar Jha (28) resident of Bagodher in Giridih while the injured is identified as Kalicharan (30) resident of Dundubagh Bokaro, admitted at Bokaro General Hospital, police said. "Duo are going in a tempo to meet their relatives at Pindrajora, later made with an accident", added police. According to eyewitnesses reckless driving resulted into accident.
A tempo (JH 09 U 7771) head-on collided with a speeding Pick-up van (JH 09T 9485); two were died on the spot while the driver of the pick-up van got multiple injuries in the accident. The driver Kalicharan was rushed to BGH where his condition is said to critical, hospital sources said. Following the accident and deaths irate local villagers blocked the NH for more than five hours. Blocked was lift-up after the intervention of BDO who promised for compensation to the deceased family.