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BSF Jawan Among 2 Killed, 6 Injured in Gumla Road Accidents
- •Two people, including BSF jawan Bhado Kerketta, died and six others were injured in separate road accidents in Gumla district, Jharkhand.
- •Bhado Kerketta (50) died after a car hit his scooter near Marda river, also injuring his wife Urmila Kerketta and three car occupants, including a one-year-old child.
- •Kerketta was on leave and returning to his village in Palkot from Gumla when the accident occurred.
- •In a separate incident, bike driver Mahesh Mahato died on the spot in a head-on collision with an SUV near Ursuline Convent on Ranchi-Gumla Main Road.
- •The SUV driver fled the scene and subsequently hit another bike, injuring two more people near Madrasa Islamia.
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Two people were killed and six others were injured in separate road accidents in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Wednesday. A BSF jawan named Bhado Kerketta died when a car hit his scooter, and a bike driver named Mahesh Mahato died in a separate head-on collision.
The deceased individuals were identified as 50-year-old BSF jawan Bhado Kerketta and bike driver Mahesh Mahato. Among the six injured were Kerketta's wife Urmila, the car occupants Laxman Oraon, his wife Renu, their one-year-old daughter, and two people injured when the SUV driver fled and crashed into another bike.
Police officers, including Palkot police station officer-in-charge Ankit Raj and Gumla Town police station officer-in-charge Dinesh Kumar, rushed the injured to Gumla Sadar Hospital and sent the deceased bodies for post-mortem examinations. Both vehicles involved in the first accident were seized, and investigations into both incidents are currently underway.