India
4 die as car hits truck on Jamshedpur highway
The Hindu··2d ago
Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Deepika Pandey Singh's daughter Trisha Singh and three others died early on September 24. Their car hit a parked truck on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway near Domuhani Marine Drive. Sonari police took the four to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital. Doctors declared them dead. Health Minister Irfan Ansari confirmed the deaths.
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What It Means For You
- Sonari police are investigating the Marine Drive crash on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway.
- Health Minister Irfan Ansari and Chief Minister Hemant Soren confirmed the deaths publicly on X.
- The Times of India named the other dead as Sarthak Agarwal, Naman Gupta and Vanshika Khandelwal.
What's Happening
- A speeding car rammed a truck parked on the road near Domuhani Marine Drive in Jamshedpur.
- Locals and police used a gas cutter to free the four occupants from the vehicle.
- The Hindu identified the minister's daughter as Trisha Singh; a Times of India report used a different given name.
Who confirmed the deaths
- Deepika Pandey Singh is Jharkhand's Rural Development Minister and a Congress leader.
- Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi posted condolences on X.
- Tier 1 The Hindu naming of Trisha Singh is used where sources disagree on the daughter's given name.
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