11 dead, several injured in bus accident in Jharkhand

At least 11 people were killed and several others were injured on Monday after a bus rammed into a truck following a brake failure at National Highway 2 in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh.

The accident occurred near Danuwa Ghati area on National Highway 2.

According to the sources, the bus was running at high speed, the bus driver had tried to control the bus, but it rammed into the truck coming from the opposite side.

The injured passengers were shifted to the hospital for further treatment, few of them said to be critical, sources said.

Further details are awaited.