DUMKA: One 'Kanwariya' died and four other members of his family sustained injuries in a road accident in Jharkhand's Dumka district on Tuesday, a police officer said.
The accident took place when the SUV they were riding in struck a roadside tree on the Dumka-Bhagalpur route, said Rohit Kumar, officer-in-charge of Hansdiha police station.
They were all natives of Telari village in Rohtas district of Bihar and were going home after visiting the well-known Basukinath shrine, the police officer said.
The deceased was identified as Rahul Sharma. He was killed on the spot.
The four seriously injured persons - Govind Sharma, Ritesh Sharma, Saroj Sharma and Kameshwar Sharma - were rushed to Community Health Centre in Saraiyahat in Dumka. The doctors, however, referred them to a hospital in Deoghar district.
One member of the family escaped unhurt.
(With inputs from PTI)