Two women were killed and 16 people, including 6 children, injured when a Max truck carrying over 20 people rammed into a mud house after hitting a tree in Giridih on Thursday. The victims were on their way to Jhuthaa village from Margodda village for attending tilak ceremony here on Thursday morning.
One woman died on the spot while one other woman succumbed to her injuries at Birani health centre. Among the injured 3 were seriously hurt and referred to Rajendra Institutes of Medical science (RIMS), Ranchi.
The officer-in charge of Birani police station, Rajeev Ranjan said the driver of the pick-up Max truck
bearing registration no WB-41B-1845 was driving at a high speed which caused the accident.
The impact of the Max truck hitting the tree was so severe that the tree got uprooted, later then vehicle rammed into a mud house .Officer-in charge Rajeev Ranjan also said the incident took place around 10 am at Karmatard area between Margodda and Jhuthaam village.The spot is about 40 km from Giridih.
The dead were identified as Shanti Devi(60)Devanti Devi(45),both hailing from Margodda village.
The 16 seriously injured were Ramesh Saw,Sagar Kumar, lodhwai Devi ,Piyus Kumar, Sibash kumar ,Pankaj Kumar , Vikram Saw ,Surendra Saw, Chandrika Saw ,Raj Kumari, lakhiya Devi ,Sonu Kumar, Dhamia Devi and Malti Devi ,taken to PHC of Birani by the local administration.
The site where the accident took place was scattered with bloodstained cloths,shoes and others domestic materials.