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News18•20-10-2026, 15:00
Two Killed and Nine Injured in Separate Road Accidents Across Jharkhand
  • •Two separate road accidents in Jharkhand claimed two lives and left nine others injured on Tuesday.
  • •In Palamu district, a 22-year-old man named Jaul Haq Ansari was killed and his younger brother injured when a pick-up van struck their motorcycle.
  • •The pick-up van involved in the Palamu collision was seized by police, though the driver managed to flee and is currently being searched for.
  • •A separate incident in Giridih district on Monday evening resulted in the death of a 12-year-old boy and injuries to eight others after a speeding SUV hit an auto-rickshaw and two motorcycles.

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In Palamu district, a 22-year-old man was killed and his younger brother injured when a pick-up van struck their motorcycle on the Medininagar-Padwa More Main Road.

In Giridih district, a 12-year-old boy was killed and eight other individuals sustained injuries after a speeding SUV hit an auto-rickshaw and two motorcycle riders.

The driver fled the scene of the accident, and police subsequently seized the pick-up van while launching a manhunt to apprehend the driver.