Two die in Godda road accident

Dumka: Two staff members of an outsourcing company of the Adani power plant were killed in an accident in Godda district on Friday night, police said on Saturday.
Road accidents have claimed five lives since January 1 in the district.
The deceased were identified as Brambhadeo Pandit of Lehri Tola and Vinod Kumar of Sahibganj district. They were killed on their way home when a speeding car hit their motorcycle at about 7.30 pm near Pakadiya village under the town police station along the Godda-Bhagalpur road.
Eyewitnesses said the collision was so intense that the duo was thrown 50m away. “After losing control, the car then hit an electric police,” aperson said. While Pandit died on the spot, Kumar succumbed at Godda Sadar hospital.
“The driver of the car, who is yet to be identified, was seemingly drunk. He was also injured and is being treated at a private hospital,” Sashi Kant Singh, the ASI of the town police station said.
Last year, 100 lives were lost in Godda district in 120 accidents, the district administration data said.