Dhanbad (Jharkhand): Five members of a family, including two children, were killed after their car rammed Monday into a stationary truck in this district of Jharkhand, police said. The accident took place at Latani in East Tundi police station area early in the morning. The vehicle coming from Bihar’s Gaya district was bound for Pakur in this district. The driver lost control of the car and rammed into the rear of a truck.
“The vehicle rammed into a stationary truck parked beside the Govindpur-Sahibganj Highway from behind. The five members of the family died on the spot. The driver of the car was admitted to a state-run hospital in a critical condition,” police officials informed.
They also said that they don’t have any details other than those shared by eyewitnesses. “Since the driver is unconscious, we have not been able to determine how the accident took place. We are checking whether the car suffered any technical malfunction,” said a police official.
