4 killed,20 injured while bus rammed tree

Jharkhand, June 4: Here a horrible accident has occurred, while 4 persons killed and 20 were injured when a bus hit a tree at Bichla village in Khunti district on Sunday,

In-depth into the matter, The incident has occurred at around 11 am when the bus was on its way to Simdega from Ranchi, the police said.

The accident took place due to the negligence of the driver. The driver, Charku Gope, was collecting fare from the passengers leaving the responsibility of driving the bus on someone else, Khunti sub-divisional officer(SDO) Pranav Pal said

The driver who was reportedly driving the bus at that time fled from the spot following the accident, he said.

Meanwhile, Two persons seriously injured were rushed to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi while the others were undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital in Khunti.