Chatra, Oct 19 A 16-year-old boy was killed and another sustained serious injuries after a truck hit their motorcycle in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday, police said.
The accident took place near a petrol pump on the Simaria-Bagra Road within Simaria police station limits.
The deceased has been identified as Md Shahbaj, a resident of Bachkuma village under the same police station limits, police said.
“The body was sent to Sadar Hospital in Chatra for post-mortem examination, while the injured 15-year-old boy is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ranchi,” Simaria police station officer-in-charge Amit Gupta said.
The truck has been seized, while its driver fled the scene, Gupta said, adding that a search has been launched to apprehend him.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, he added.
(PTI News)
