Overview
- Police in Dumka said a truck carrying cigarette lighters caught fire after being hit from behind on the Govindpur–Sahibganj Highway on Wednesday evening.
- One person died at the scene and another suffered severe burns and was transferred from Dumka’s Phulo Jhanu Medical College Hospital to a facility in Burdwan.
- Officers reported three vehicles were burned in the blaze, updating earlier accounts that said four trucks were gutted.
- Fire tenders brought the situation under control and authorities kept additional emergency vehicles on standby in case remaining lighters reignited.
- Video of the collision and fire was shared by PTI and ANI as officials continued to verify casualty figures and the full extent of losses.