As many as four people died after their car rammed into an electricity pole in Jharkhad’s Ranchi on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday at around 1:30 am. The incident took place between Booty* Chowk and Dumardaga.
The deceased were identified as Afroz Khan, Amir Khan, Vicky Khan and Raju, all aged around 30. All of them were residents of Ranchi’s Bariatu Basti and were travelling to Ormanji when the accident took place.
The tragedy unfolded when the car, which was reportedly travelling at a very high speed, hit an electric pole and overturned. The accident was so intense that the pole broke into three pieces. The deceased were rushed to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) where doctors declared them brought dead.
In another incident, an NRI woman and her son were killed after their scooter collided with a bike in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Thursday. The duo were identified as Nishu Randhawa (45) and her son Runish Randhawa (17). According to Nishu’s brother Rajeev Choudhary, Nishu, a resident of Sector 48-C, Chandigarh, had returned from Canada recently.
A case was registered in the matter against the accused, Sahil Kumar. Further investigation into the matter is on
