Three bikers of a family were killed after their motorcycle hit a roadside tree here on Thursday night around 10 pm at Barasoli village on Bengabad-Giridih road.
According to the preliminary investigation, police suspect that all three youth of a family were riding on a glamour motorcycle in an inebriant state at the time of the accident. One youth died on the spot while two others were died during their treatment, police sources said.
According to reports, three youth identified as Ajay Rajak(20) son of Somar Baitha ,Ranjan Rajak(19) son of Panchu Rajak and Dinesh Rajak (21) son Narayan Baitha,all belonging to Pandaybagi colony in Bengabad of Giridih district were riding on a motorcycle without wearing helmet moving fast towards Giridih at 10 pm .
Witnesses described how the bikers, said to be in their 19 to 21s, were trying to overtake another motorcyclist when they lost control 10:30pm on Thursday hit a roadside tree. Police on nearby patrolling rushed into the place and save them for several minutes as rushed them nearby health centre but one of them was pronounced dead at the scene .Two of them were found in critical condition rushed to the sadar hospital Giridih and sent to Dhanbad but both of them died during their treatment ,sources said .
Residents of nearby villages said it looked like the superbike might have been trying to overtake .They were going pretty fast and hit roadside tree. The police have promised intensify patrolling to check speeding and other violations by heavy vehicles ,a malaise common to every other highway in Jharkhand .We are already in the middle of a crackdown on rush driving we will further intensify it “the SP Giridih AKhlesh V.Verier said.