Five people were killed on the spot while five were grievously injuries when a vehicle dashed head on with a truck on the Sarath-Deoghar road in Dakai forest in Deoghar district on Thursday.
The victims, all residents of Rangatand, were moving towards Sultanpur to perform last rites of a body when the mishap took place. The driver fled away from the spot after the accident.
The officer-in-charge of Sarwan police station said that the vehicle must be traveling in high speed as the vehicles in which the victims were travelling have been badly damaged.
Meanwhile three persons were killed and five others were injured when a van into fell into a ditch on Ramkanda-Daltonganj road in Garwah district. All the victims were residents of Pundaag and had boarded the vehicle for Daltonganj.
Prima facie reports state that the accident took place after the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a steep turn near the Dhawa river. One of the passengers claimed that the driver was drunk.
Garwah SP Shivani Tiwari stated that the reason for accident is being investigated. She added that visibility was poor in the morning die to foggy weather.
The deceased have been identified as Kaamraj Yadav, Prasidh Yadav and Deo Kumar. One of the injured persons is stated to be in serious condition.