Hazaribag, September 8: Two persons were killed and 11 others injured as an autorickshaw plunged into a 30-feet-deep gorge after being hit by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Sunday, police said. The accident happened around 9.30 am in the Danua valley, they said.

After hitting the auto-rickshaw, the truck hit a few more vehicles. However, none in those vehicles were injured, they added. The auto-rickshaw was on the way to Bihar when the accident happened, said Deepak Kumar Singh, the in charge of Chouparan police station. Road Accident in Jharkhand: Four Friends Killed As Car Collides With Truck on GT Road in Dhanbad (Watch Videos).

"The speeding truck hit the auto-rickshaw from the rear, following which it plunged into the gorge. Around 13 persons were travelling in the auto," Singh said. Solapur Road Accident: Speeding Truck Mows Down Five Women Farmers on Karad-Pandharpur Highway; Two Injured.

All the injured were taken to the community health centre at first, and later sent to the Seikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital for better treatment, he said.