Sindri/Ranchi: At least seven persons were killed and eight others injured in separate road accidents in Ranchi and Dhanbad districts on Thursday.
Four persons died and five were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a trailer from behind on Grand Trunk Road near Rajganj at around 1am. According to reports, the roof of the vehicle was blown away owing to the impact of the collision.
The deceased have been identified as Salim Shaikh of Birbhum in West Bengal, Atikul Shaikh and Anjarul Sheikh of Maheshpur in Pakur district and Rahul Pandey, the driver of the vehicle who hailed from Varanasi. Navir Shaikh, Rohiya Bibi and Jabir of Birbhum, Manjarul Shaikh and Hasi Bibi of Maheshpur were among the injured and they have been admitted to SNMMCH in Dhanbad.