Ramgarh: At least five people were allegedly crushed by a speeding truck on the state highway under Bhadaninagar police station area of Jharkhand. Ramgarh district, police said on Wednesday.
The dead included two women and a child.
Birender Kumar Choudhary, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Patratu in Ramgarh, said, “A speeding truck hit all the five near Hehal village.”
Hundreds of locals blocked the busy highway as the administration had banned the entry of vehicles from Barkakana to Ramgarh town, but there was no restriction on the movement of heavy vehicles from Barkakana to Ranchi via Hehal village, a senior official said. No, a senior official said.
Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Mohammad Javed Hussain (IAS) said police were deployed from a nearby police station to maintain law and order.
The injured have been admitted to the Sadar Hospital in Ramgarh.
The dead included two women and a child.
Birender Kumar Choudhary, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Patratu in Ramgarh, said, “A speeding truck hit all the five near Hehal village.”
Hundreds of locals blocked the busy highway as the administration had banned the entry of vehicles from Barkakana to Ramgarh town, but there was no restriction on the movement of heavy vehicles from Barkakana to Ranchi via Hehal village, a senior official said. No, a senior official said.
Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Mohammad Javed Hussain (IAS) said police were deployed from a nearby police station to maintain law and order.
The injured have been admitted to the Sadar Hospital in Ramgarh.