Lohardaga (Jharkhand), Jul 17 (PTI) Twenty seven people were injured after a head-on collision between two vehicles on a stretch of National Highway-75 in Jharkhand on Sunday, a police officer said. Two critically injured persons were taken to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science, Ranchi, while the others have been admitted to a community health centre, Officer-in-Charge of Kudu police station, Abhinav Kumar, said.

The collision took place between a passenger van and a vehicle carrying rice on Kudu-Chandwa main road, Kumar said.

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Police impounded both the vehicles and started an investigation, the officer said.

Traffic on the national highway stretch was disrupted for around an hour following the incident, he added.

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