3 killed, 5 hurt as speeding trailer hits 3 vehicles in Ramgarh

RAMGARH: Three persons were killed, and five others were injured when a speeding trailer with a Nagaland registration number plate overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle on Tuesday in the Chutupalu Valley of the district. The trailer hit three other vehicles, including a car and a tractor, from the rear in the accident-prone Chutupalu Valley under the Ramgarh police station along the NH-33 on Tuesday, police reported.

Two of the deceased, identified as Dinesh Bediya (22) and Shankar Bediya (29), were travelling in the tractor. Both were residents of Khirabera village under the Ormanjhi police station in Ranchi district. The third victim, an attendant of the trailer, is yet to be identified, according to the police.

Upon receiving the news, the police rushed to the spot and initiated rescue operations with the assistance of personnel from the National Highways Authority of India. Ramgarh SP Piyush Pandey said the three persons died on the spot and the five injured were admitted to a private hospital in Ramgarh town.

He added, "Drivers of heavy vehicles from other states are unaware of the valley's accident-prone topography. This particular trailer driver was speeding and lost control of the vehicle due to a reported brake failure, colliding with the three vehicles in front of him." Meanwhile, the accident caused traffic snarls for over six hours as the family members of the deceased blocked the Ranchi-Patna highway with the bodies, demanding justice.