A 20-year-old youth died, while another youth escaped with minor injury when the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding mini-bus near Jugsalai police station on Bistupur-Jugsalai road on Thursday afternoon.
At least three people including a 75 year old man were killed and over 15 injured in three separate road accidents in Kolhan division today, police said.
The injured persons were rushed to Tata Main Hospital where Shailendra Kumar, a resident of Naya Bustee, Bagbera was declared dead. However, Suraj Kumar just received minor injuries. The relatives said the deceased youth was going to a bank in Bistupur along with his friend for some transaction when the mishap took place.
Officer-in-charge, Jugsalai police station Arun Kumar Mishra said that as soon as the mishap took place, and the deceased youth fell on the ground, the police had called in an ambulance.
The officer-in-charge said that the spot where the mishap took place was a semi-broken speed breaker. "We are investigating the incident however it appears that the victim bike riders had tried to cross the stretch by avoiding the broken speed-breaker and thus had deviated from their usual way”.
One died and at least 14 were injured when a private vehicle ferrying around 20 passengers turned turtle Kharsawan road near Badbil village of Saraikela-Kharsawan district.
The deceased was identified as Husnu Devagam (75), resident of Badapana village. Eight of the injured were referred to MGM hospital in Jamshedpur while six were admitted to local civil hospital at Saraikela.