Overview

• A passenger bus and a truck collided head-on near Chattar on the Ramgarh–Bokaro road around 10 a.m., killing two people and injuring several, police said.
• In Godda’s Mahagama area, a car overturned into a roadside ditch at Sheetal village, leaving three family members dead, according to police.
• Police reported at least 15 injured overall with five in critical condition referred to RIMS Ranchi, while some outlets cited more than 40 injured and additional treatment-time deaths.
• Rescue teams recovered bodies, cleared wreckage that caused a traffic jam lasting nearly three hours, and sent remains for post-mortem examinations.
• Local reports identified the Godda victims as Jogendra Kumar Yadav, his wife Bindeshwari Devi, and neighbour Kaushalya Devi, who were returning from Kahalgaon’s Ganga Ghat for Kalash Sthapana.