A total of 23 police personnel of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) -2 got injured when the bus, carrying them from Ranchi to Deoghar, got crashed after losing control in the Sikidari valley under Sikidiri Police Station in Ramgarh District on Saturday.
Three of the personnel got severe injuries and they have been admitted to Medanta Hospital for better treatment.
JAP-2 Inspector, Tejnarain Munda, who was supervising the cavalcade of 124 police personnel and five vehicles, informed that the Police personnel were going to Deoghar as they are deployed there for Shravani Mela. “The bus driver lost control of the bus near a curved turn in Sikidiri valley and the bus collided with a mud mountain on the roadside. The left side of the bus got damaged and several police personnel were got injured.
A team of Rajrappa Police Station and Sikidari Police Station reached the spot immediately just after getting information about the accident and started rescue operation,” he added.
“A cavalcade comprises of one bus, two mini buses and two 407 model mini bus started its journey around 9 O’clock in the morning. A total of 124 police personnel were travelling.
All the other vehicles were running before the bus when it reached Sikidri valley at a sharp turn the driver tried to control the bus but due to failure of brake the bus at first collided with a 407 mini bus, which was running just before the bus after that it collided with the mud mountain which was erected due to road construction. It was Driver’s presence of mind that he turned the bus in left side otherwise had he turned the bus in right side then the bus would have fell in ditch and all police personnel could have died,” said Munda.
Those who are severely injured are Rahul Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Puran Oraon and those who got minor injury admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science. A total of 19 police personnel got minor injury. At two O’clock in the afternoon after admitting the injured into hospitals the troops went to Deoghar.
The Shravani Mela will start from 17th July to 15th August.