Jharkhand: 2 dead, 2 kids injured as SUV, scooty collide

RANCHI: Two persons were killed, and two children were injured when a speeding car dashed against a scooty on the Mahtama Gandhi Road late on Friday night.
The victims have been identified as Md Samshad (40) who was on the scooty and Shivansh (20), the driver of the SUV that hit the scooty head on. Two minors - Md Rehan (8) and Zikra Parveen (10) - accompanying their father on the scooty were badly injured in the incident.
Police said that Shamshad and his children were returning after attending a wedding reception, when the SUV hit their vehicle and broke it into two pieces.
Heavy deployment of cops at accident site
The car later on dashed against shutter of a shop.
Officer in-charge of Kotwali police station Sanjay Kumar said, "Shamshad who sustained head injuries died while he was being taken to the hospital. Local people rushed Shivansh, son of a businessman, to the Sadar hospital but his relatives arrived and took him to Orchid hospital. He, however, succumbed to the injuries."
Kumar said the two children are admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), where the condition of Rehan is said to be critical.
The district administration deployed a large number of police personnel at the accident site on Saturday to ensure that law and order situation is not disturbed after rumours of mob lynching of the driver spread.
"The collision was severe, resulting in fatal injuries to the SUV driver as well. But a few people were spreading rumours of his lynching. We are going to take strict action against those who fan rumours," Sanjay said.