DHANBAD: At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a truck lost control and rammed into a gathering at Jutha aam village under
Birni
police station area of
Giridih
late on Friday evening.
The incident took place when hundreds of villagers gathered at Birni market on Dhanteras. The deceased have been identified as Sukhdeo Yadav (45) of Dhanwar and Yasoda devi (42) of Manjhladih village under Birni PS. Those injured were admitted in a local hospital at Rajdhanwar and at least ten people with serious injured were referred to different hospitals in Asonsol and Ranchi.
Outraged over the incident, villagers blocked the
Kowad - Koderma
main road for more than seven hours. The agitators alleged that the driver was drunk at the time of the incident. The blockade, which began at around 04:30 am was lifted at 12:30 pm, after Sariya - Bagodar SDPO Deepak Sharma and SDM Pawan Mandal, along with other officials arrived at the site.
"Villagers alleged that the driver of the vehicle was drunk", Sharma said, adding the dead bodies were sent for autopsy at
Giridih Sadar
hospital.
Apart from demanding immediate action against the culprit, the villagers, backed by local panchayat representatives, also demanded adequate compensation for the deceased's family.
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