A devastating road accident occurred in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Saturday, resulting in the loss of six lives. According to police reports, a container truck collided with an auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in the Dedh Tangawa valley within the Chandwa police station area. The accident took place between 5 pm and 6 pm, causing multiple lives to be lost.
The victims include Afasari Khatoon, 40, and her 7-year-old son Asjad, as well as Ragib Khan, 35, the driver of the auto-rickshaw and a resident of Lohardaga district. Three of the deceased were residents of Latehar, while the identities of the remaining two victims are yet to be confirmed, according to Chandwa police station officer-in-charge Manoranjan Prasad. The bodies of the victims were transported to the Sadar Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
