In separate road mishaps, two persons were killed and one was injured at Marine Drive and Nildih Chowk under Bistupur police station area and Golmuri police station area respectively on Sunday.
A 15-year-old boy was run over by a trailer at Marine Drive and a 50-year-old man was killed on the spot as the cycle he was riding was hit by an unknown vehicle at Nildih Chowk.
The boy who was killed on the Marine Drive was identified as Akaash Ponko, a resident of Beldih Gram.
Police informed that both Akaash and another youth, Rinku Kumar (20) were sleeping along the Marine Drive in the night, but early in the morning a trailer which was coming from Mango, ran over them. "The trailer was coming from the Mango towards Adityapur, when the driver ran over the two, causing the duo come under the wheels of the heavy vehicle. The other youth identified as Rinku was seriously injured. We have rushed the injured to Tata Main Hospital where he is struggling for his life," a police officer informed.
OC, Bistupur, Rajesh Prakash Sinha confirmed about the mishap which took place on the Marine Ddrive under Bistupur PS area.
The other mishap took place at Nildih Chowk on Sakchi-Telco Road under Golmuri. The OC of Golmuri thana infiormed that from the kind of injury sustained by the victim, it appeared that it must be a truck or trailer. The police have sent both the bodies to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem.