At least seven people died and several others were injured when an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a container truck in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Saturday evening, police reported. Rescue efforts are ongoing, and the injured have been taken to hospital. The crash took place in the Derh Tangwa Ghat area under Chandwa police station limits. Initial reports indicate the auto-rickshaw was heading from Chandwa when it struck an oncoming container truck. Local residents described the impact as severe, with several passengers trapped under the container. The incident caused panic, prompting villagers to alert police and district officials. Chandwa police station in-charge Manoranjan Prasad Singh and personnel reached the site and began rescue and relief work with help from locals. Seven people were confirmed dead at the scene, while others sustained injuries whose conditions remain unclear. Authorities are identifying the victims and verifying the number of passengers. An investigation into the cause of the collision has started, with traffic briefly affected until wreckage was cleared. Further details are pending as operations continue.
