Overview
- The toll rose to five after one victim died during treatment in Dhanbad, according to police.
- Police said a truck rammed three parked vehicles in the main market on Old GT Road in Nimiyaghat, leaving four dead at the scene and seven injured.
- Officers identified four of those who died as Md Irshad, Sujeet Kumar, Ranjeet Kumar, and Santosh Kumar Mahto, while one victim remains unidentified.
- The driver is in custody and the truck has been seized, with investigators alleging he drove fast and was inebriated.
- Local residents blocked the Dumri–GT Road for two hours seeking compensation and night limits on heavy vehicles, as the district commissioner ordered a report after visiting the site and the injured.