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A collision between pickup van carrying passengers and a trailer near Bela village killed ten people and left about dozen injured near Beda village.
Updated : Aug 14, 2017, 11:10 PM IST
A collision between pickup van carrying passengers and a trailer near Bela village killed ten people and left about dozen injured near Beda village on Monday,a senior official said.
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of East Singhbhum, Amit Kumar said apart from the five death on the spot as many succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.
The DC said around 12 seriously injured have been admitted in the hospital.
10 dead & 12 injured in a road accident that took place in Jharkhand's Baharagora; injured admitted to hospital. pic.twitter.com/2AUePzn10h
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2017
The mishap occurred when the passenger laden pickup van collided with a speeding trailer near Bela village on the National Highway 33.
All the injured were rushed to the Baharagora but the doctors referred them to Tata Main Hospital for better treatment.
Local JMM MLA, Kunal Sarangi, who reached the spot, himself joined the rescue operation and shifted the injured to hospital.