Ranchi, Sep 22 (NationPress) Tragically, five individuals have lost their lives and more than 40 others have been injured in two separate road accidents that took place on Monday in Jharkhand’s Godda and Ramgarh districts, according to officials.

In the first incident, a car lost control on the Mahagama-Ekchari main road in Godda district around 10 a.m. on Monday, plunging into a deep ravine. Three people died instantly.

The deceased have been identified as Jogendra Kumar Yadav, a resident of Mahagama Urja Nagar; his wife Bindeshwari Devi (53); and their neighbor Kaushalya Devi (48).

They were returning from the Ganga Ghat in Kahalgaon, carrying water for the Kalash Sthapana ritual, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja and Navratri.

Local villagers assisted in retrieving the bodies from the ravine, and the police transported them to Godda hospital for postmortem examinations.

Mahagama SDPO Chandrashekhar Azad stated that police and administrative teams quickly arrived on the scene after receiving the information and initiated relief operations.

The second accident involved a head-on collision between a bus and a truck near Chhattar Mandu on the Ramgarh-Bokaro road on Monday afternoon.

The bus driver and a female passenger lost their lives in the crash, while over 40 bus passengers suffered injuries, according to police reports.

The truck driver became trapped inside the cabin and was rescued after nearly two hours of effort from local police and rescue teams.

He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but ultimately succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

Another seriously injured female passenger also died while receiving care, as reported by the police.

This collision caused significant damage to both vehicles and resulted in a traffic jam lasting nearly three hours.

Police worked diligently for hours to clear the wreckage and restore the flow of traffic.