As many as 6 people died in a road accident caused by the collision of a truck with Bolero at lohardaga-lukaiya path on Wednesday. The accident took place at 5:30 am in the early morning.
According to the information all the victims of Bolero ridden were the denizens of Chakla village of Balumath, latehar.
They were on the way to the house of a relative in Chhattisgarh to perform last rituals of a kin. The vehicle collided with a truck going before them. In the accident one woman and other 5 people died, whereas another 3 got injured. They were referred to RIMS.
According to the sources the died persons included Maulana Azimuddin (60), son of late Abdul Rahman of Itki village; Md Rasid, son of Md Kalim of Chakla village, Chandwa; Asma Bibi, wife of Md Rasid village, Chakla Chandwa; Md Wasim, son of Md Rasid of Chakla village, Chandwa; driver Asgar Khan, son of Mokhtar Khan, village Kamta, Belwahi, Chandwa. The injured persons were Md Afaq, son of Md Ibrahim, Md Tanvir son of Md Ibrahim of Itke latehar and Sadapa Praveen.
They all were referred to RIMS Ranchi.
Chandwa police station officer in charge K Pandey of latehar district ( Kuru police station is adjacent to Chandwa police station and both the police stations are on NH 75) said the head on collision was due to intense fog and mist this Wednesday early morning.