Hazaribag: Two persons were killed and four injured in two separate road accidents on the GT Road in Hazaribag district on Sunday.
In the first incident, a speeding pickup van loaded with tomatoes lost control and plunged nearly 10 feet below a bridge near Gorhar village. Driver Aditya Soren, 23, a resident of East Burdwan in West Bengal, died on the spot, while the helper was injured. The body was sent to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, Hazaribag, for post-mortem examination.
Around 10 am, four trucks collided in a chain accident. Jai Kumar Rai, 34, a truck driver from Vaishali district in Bihar, died on the spot, while three others suffered critical injuries. They were rushed to a nearby hospital.