A woman was killed and six others were seriously injured in an accident near Rajrappa more onNH-23 Bokaro -Ramgrah Road on Saturday morning, said police.
The accident took place on Saturday morning at 9:30 am when a bus from Ranchi to Bokaro collided with a car, carrying a family of 6 members. The family was travelling to Ranchi from Vasseypur, Dhanbad to attend a family function. The driver of the bus fled from the spot and has been absconding.
The deceased has been identified as Zinat Navrez (38) while five others injured have been identified as Navraj Alam (40) ,three sons namely Anushka Alam (14), Nirnayak Alam ( 14), Ahram Alam(6), daughter Alijya (6) and car driver Manzar Hussain. The deceased and the injured belonged to Vasseypur area of Dhanbad district.
According to reports the Swift Dzier driver Manzar Hussain allegedly lost control of the vehicle while trying to overtake another car near Rajrappa more and collided with the bus coming from the other side. One car passenger died on the spot, while five other occupants of the car were severely injured in the accident.
Police said that the all five injured were first sent to local block hospital and after getting their first aid all have been sent to RIMS, Ranchi.