Tragedy struck a wedding party from Gomia block in Bokaro district when four people were killed and the bride, including four others, were severely injured in a ghastly road accident near Paterwar police station on Monday.
The bride, Khushbu, along with Guria Devi, Tenia Devi and Bichhi Kumar, are undergoing treatment while Mohan Prajapat (30), Dropadi Devi (25), Ajit Kumar (4) and Vikki (2) died on the spot.
According to an eyewitness, a Maruti Alto car carrying the bride and her family lost control near the petrol pump and skidded-off However, the locals along with police rescued the injured, he said.
The car — with eight persons on board — was heading to Rajrappa temple in Ramgrah from Saram village in Gomia block when it overturned at Chanderpura forest area under the Peterwar police station after hitting a rough patch on Ramgrah-Bokaro NH-23, about 40 km from Bokaro around 10 am.