According to initial reports, the driver of the bus, identified as Sri Gokul (JH 10 BM 8219), was attempting to overtake when the vehicle collided with a coal-laden truck (JH 13 C 0232) coming from the opposite direction. The truck driver and a female passenger died instantly at the scene.

The deceased Kanwariyas were identified as 20-year-old Neeraj Kumar, son of Sunil Rai, and 23-year-old Bablu Kumar, son of Pappu Singh. They were en route to Patna’s Gai Ghat on a motorcycle to collect Gangajal during the Sawan month when a speeding Hyva truck struck their vehicle. The impact of the collision was so severe that Neeraj and Bablu Kumar died at the scene.

The incident caused a stir in the Ranchi district administration. Ranchi’s SSP cum DIG, Chandan Kumar Sinha, personally visited Orchid Hospital, where the injured officer-in-charge and constable were admitted. DIG Chandan Kumar Sinha inquired about the incident from the injured officer-in-charge, who recounted the details of the event.

The collision occurred while the officer-in-charge was patrolling the Ranchi-Tata road near Gadke village to manage traffic. A speeding truck laden with illegal sand, coming from Rampur, directly struck the officer-in-charge’s vehicle. The impact was so severe that the police vehicle overturned, resulting in serious injuries to the officer-in-charge and a constable. The truck involved in the collision also overturned. The truck driver fled the scene.

Local residents promptly took the officer-in-charge to the hospital for treatment. The officer-in-charge sustained severe head injuries, requiring more than ten stitches. The injured were admitted to a private hospital in Ranchi. This incident in the Namkum police station area of Ranchi follows a previous incident where anti-social elements and an angry mob attacked the Lapung police station when the police arrived to resolve a land dispute. In that attack, the Lapung police station in-charge, Santosh Kumar Yadav, and three other policemen were seriously injured.