10 killed, 23 hurt after Patna-bound bus rams into trailer truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) Ten people were killed and 23 others injured when a Patna-bound bus hit a trailer truck on a national highway in Hazaribagh district on Monday, as stated by a senior government official. He further stated that the accident took place near Danua-Bhanua area on NH-2 when the bus hit the rear of the trailer truck.

“Eight persons died on the spot and two others succumbed to injuries at Chouparan hospital,” said Ravi Shankar Shukla, the Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh.

The injured have been referred to Hazaribagh Sadar Hospital.

The bus was going to Masauree in Patna district from Ranchi, he said. ​