Passengers injured after a bus hit truck parked on the roadside in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district
On Wednesday, around 75 pilgrims from West Bengal were injured after a bus hit a truck parked on the roadside in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district. It was revealed that the tragic incident happened at Danuwa- Bhanuwa Ghat on National Highway 2 in the Chouparan police station area.
The tragic incident was so impactful that its severity injured 75 passengers, among them nine passenger’s condition was quite serious said the police. It took place on Monday night when the pilgrims were travelling to Bodh Gaya from Basirhat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.
Most of the passengers were provided fast-aid and discharged from a local health center after being treated but the nine seriously injured passengers were referred to the Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital, the police said. However, the relatives of those nine critical passengers refused to admit them there and were taken all way to West Bengal for further treatment. The pilgrims were scheduled to travel to Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh after visiting Bodh Gaya in Bihar. The bus was seized and a case was registered the police said.
In India, every year more people die of road traffic injuries or road accidents than of malaria, tuberculosis or HIV. In 2019, over 1.51 lakh people died due to injuries caused by road accidents. This was more than the total deaths caused by the three diseases combined. The situation however seems to have been improving for, between 2018 and 2020, India has witnessed a drop in road traffic injuries.
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