The city on Thursday witnessed two road mishaps in which four persons were killed while about five others were injured.
In the wee hours, two pavement dwellers were killed and four others injured as a speeding trailer runover them near Tatanagar railway station on Jugsalai-Parsudih road under Bagbera police station area.
Those killed on the spot were identified as Narayan Sobar (35) and Raju Sobar (10), both father and son respectively. The injured were identified as Sonu Devi (30), Narayan's wife, daughters Manisha (14) and Durgi (8) and son Onkara Sobar (6).
The injured were rushed to the MGM Medical College Hospital where condition of all the four are said to be serious. According to information, the mishap took place as the trailer's brake failed. Trailer driver, Rahul Kumar Yadav (25) was taken into police custody. Rahul is a resident of Azamagarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
The accused driver said that he was driving upto Hata near Jamshedpur from Bokaro carrying a container.
OC, Bagbera police station Laxman Paswan confirmed about the road mishap near Tatanagar railway station today. "As per our investigation a trailer driver rammed into a portion on the footpath where homeless people were in sleep," said Paswan while talking to this correspondent.
In another mishap, two persons were killed and driver of a car was seriously injured on Kadma-Sonari Marine Drive under Kadma police station area this afternoon.
Those killed were local residents and were returning homes having taken bath in the Kharkai River at about 2.30 pm when the mishap took place.
One of the victim was identified as Bittu Kumar (30), whereas the identity of another 50-year-old victim could not be known. The identity of the 55-year-old car driver who was later shifted to MGM Medical College Hospital is yet to be known.
Later the local residents put up a blockade on the Marine Drive near Ramjanam Nagar by setting tire on fire. The protestors were demanding compensation.