Khunti, Jan 8 || In a tragic road accident, two persons, including a church priest, were killed on the spot, while another priest sustained serious injuries in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, officials said on Thursday.
The accident occurred around 11 p.m. on Wednesday near Dodma Bazaar Tand on the Khunti-Simdega main road under Torpa police station limits.
The victims were travelling in a car that reportedly rammed into a truck from behind.
Those killed have been identified as Father Sushil Praveen Tidu, a resident of Dodma Bishunpur, and Sunil Bhengra, a resident of Dodma. Another church pastor, Father Johnson Bhengra, was critically injured in the collision and has been referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, after receiving first aid at Sadar Hospital, Khunti. His condition remains serious.
According to preliminary information, the collision was so severe that the front portion of the car was completely mangled, leaving the occupants trapped inside the vehicle.