In a tragic road mishap, a factory worker was killed on the spot and another worker seriously injured as the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding mini-truck at Pardih on the NH-33 under Chandil thana area on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Chitto Singh Sardar (35) and the one sustained injury was identified as Phani Majhi (36), both residents of Tamulia in Kapali thana outpost area close to Mango.
Majhi, who has sustained grievous head injury, was rescued by a patrolling team of Chandil thana and subsequently rushed to MGM Medical College Hospital emergency. The doctors at the medical college hospital referred to Tata Main Hospital. Another police team recovered the body of Chito Singh from the mishap spot and shifted it to the MGM Medical College mortuary for autopsy. The police also seized the mini-truck while the driver managed to escape. The mishap victims were on their way to a cement factory at Bhuiyandih on the NH-33.
Hospital sources said Majhi who was a pillion rider had sustained grievous head injury. He has been referred to the Tata Main Hospital.
Officer-in-charge, Chandil thana, Adikant Mahto who arrived at the mishap spot in an hour said that mishap took place as the mini-truck was plying at a breakneck speed and the stretch was congested with traffic.
In the last one decade the rise of vehicles particularly, four wheelers have registered manifold increase with each family possessing at least, two-wheeler on an average in city periphery.
However, the darker side of the picture is that annually above thousand road accidents are taking place in and around the city and four to five accidents (including small and moderate accidents) daily on an average in which more than 100 odd people are losing their lives.
DSP traffic Jamshedpur, Vivekananda Thakur though admitted of lack of technology to detect speed demons but tried to put up a brave front. “We admit that we do not have the technology to catch or prosecute speed demons. However, that does not mean that speed restrictions should not be imposed in city in view of the rise in road mishaps,” he noted.