One dead, 7 hurt in road mishap
In a road mishap at Khanakul1, Behala area, on last Wednesday, one person succumbed on the spot and seven others were injured.
In a road mishap at Khanakul1, Behala area, on last Wednesday, one person succumbed on the spot and seven others were injured.
A five-year-old survivor of the highway mishap was rushed to the SMS Hospital in serious condition.
The rescue operations are being undertaken jointly by the Indian Air Force (IAF), Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the district personnel.
The Deoghar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Manjunath Bhajantri said, "One woman, of the 11 rescued yesterday, has been declared dead while one person is seriously injured in the ropeway cable-cars collision on Sunday. The rescue operation is still on."
Indian Railways has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the family members of people who lost their lives in the incident.
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