Four persons killed and one seriously injured in road accident

Four persons were killed and one seriously injured today in a road accident in Ramgarh district, police said.

The accident occurred when the car which they were traveling in hit the road divider and overturned on Ramgarh-Ranchi via Pithoria four-lane highway under Basal outpost police station, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (headquarters) Birendra Kumar Choudhary.

The victims were on their way to Patratu dam from Gutua of the district when the accident happened. The seriously injured person was rushed to RIMS in Ranchi with the help of local villagers.

The deceased were identified as Ashish Singh, Rahul Bhuiyan, Harsh Kumar and Saloni Kumari, the police said.

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