An auto driver was killed and nine people were injured in a road accident in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand on Friday. A police officer gave this information. He said that the accident took place near the Rajrappa police station area on the Ramgarh-Bokaro main road, when an auto-rickshaw was taking devotees to the temple and was hit by a pickup van coming from the ball.
The official said that the dead auto driver has been identified as Sajid Rai (50), a resident of Barkakana. Rajrappa police station in-charge Krishna Kumar said, “The auto-rickshaw collided with a pickup van coming from the ball going to Rajarappa temple, causing the auto to overturn.”
He said, “The auto driver died on the spot. One of the injured, Babita Devi (52), a passenger, is seriously injured, who has been referred to RIMS Ranchi. “He said,” All the devotees are from Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar. ” He has been admitted to Ramgarh Sadar Hospital. ”The officer said, the pickup van driver escaped from the spot. The police have seized both the vehicles.