Hazaribag, Jun 25 (PTI) Two persons were killed and three others injured as a truck collided with a car in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Tuesday, which resulted in a vehicle pile-up, police said.

The deceased persons were travelling on a motorcycle that was caught in the pile-up that involved at least five vehicles, they said.

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The accident happened in Danuabhanua valley around 12.30 pm, they added.

The identities of the deceased persons are yet to be ascertained, said Chouparan police station in-charge Devendra Kumar Singh.

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The injured persons were admitted to the Seikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, he said.

Traffic on National Highway 2 was affected for more than three hours as a result of the accident, he said.

Meanwhile, in Chatra, two persons were killed after their motorcycle collided head-on with a speeding car. The accident happened near Kharik village in Sadar police station area on Monday evening.

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