Hazaribagh, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Five people were killed and 16 others injured after a trailer rammed into a stationary passenger vehicle on the Grand Trunk Road in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred in Danua Valley, near the Mahanetand cut, under the Chauparan police station area.
Several of the injured are reported to be in critical condition. Eight people were referred to Hazaribagh for advanced treatment after receiving initial medical attention at the Chauparan Community Health Centre.
According to police, the passenger vehicle was carrying people from Atka, Biharo and Salaiya villages in Giridih district’s Bagodar block. They were travelling to Varanasi to perform the last rites of a relative. Preliminary information suggests that the deceased person’s body was being transported on the vehicle’s roof. The passengers had stopped by the roadside to tighten the rope securing it when a speeding trailer rammed into their vehicle from behind.
Five people died on the spot. The trailer driver allegedly fled with the vehicle after the collision. A coal-laden truck approaching from behind then hit the vehicles involved in the accident and overturned into a roadside valley.
Chauparan Police Station in-charge Pankaj Kumar and a police team reached the spot. With help from local residents and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ambulances, the injured were taken to the community health centre. The 1033 highway helpline and ambulance services were also pressed into the rescue operation.
Police sent the bodies for postmortem examination. An investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the accident and identify the trailer driver who allegedly fled the scene.
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