3 killed, 18 injured in road accident in Jharkhand

Three persons, including a woman, were killed and 18 others injured when a pick-up van fell into a roadside ditch in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district in the early hours Saturday, police said.

The incident happened on National Highway 33 under the jurisdiction of Chandil police station when the pick-up van was travelling to Nargadih from Silli in Ranchi district, the senior police officer said.

The pick-up van fell into the ditch after the driver lost control over the wheels, the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Chandil, D N Banka, said.

The victims were returning home after attending a marriage party in Silli, he said.

The injured were admitted to M G M Hospital and Tata Main Hospital here, the police officer said.