India News | Three Including Infant Killed in a Road Accident in J'khand's Ramgarh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Three members of a family including an infant were killed when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday, police said.
Ramgarh, Sep 18 (PTI) Three members of a family including an infant were killed when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday, police said.
The incident happened when four members of a family were on their way to Laiyo in Mandu block of Ramgarh from Purabdih in Gola. At Chitarpur on Ramgarh-Bokaro National Highway-33, a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit the motorbike.
Ramgarh Superintendent of Police Piyush Pandey said that the couple and their infant girl died on the spot. "The six-year-old son of the couple survived the accident," he said.
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Police intercepted the truck in Gola and arrested the driver, he said.
The busy NH-33 was blocked after the road accident, as the bodies were scattered on the road. Traffic on the busy highway was cleared after several hours, another police officer said.
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