Four Dead, Seven Injured in Separate Crashes in Jharkhand’s Latehar

Overview

• A head-on motorcycle crash near Barwatoli in the Herhanj police area killed three and seriously injured four, police said.
• The deceased were identified as Mohan Ganjhu, 22, Mannu Bhuiyan, 20, and Gulab Bhuiyan, 22.
• The injured from the Barwatoli crash were taken to the Community Health Centre in Balumath, with two being referred to RIMS for advanced treatment, according to officials.
• In a separate incident in the Chandwa police area, an auto-rickshaw driver died after a collision with a pick-up van, and three others were injured and hospitalized.
• Police said none of the motorcycle riders wore helmets, and officers sent the bodies for post-mortem and seized both bikes as an inquiry proceeded.