Jharkhand mourns the loss of four lives in a gruesome hyva truck-pickup van crash in Gumla, where two survivors remain in grave danger. The collision, captured in chilling detail by dashcams, has ignited public outrage over recurring road carnage in the state.
The sequence of horror began when the hyva, hurtling uncontrollably, plowed straight into the pickup van packed with daily commuters. The force flipped the van, embedding it under the truck’s chassis in a tangle of wreckage. Shocked motorists stopped traffic, forming a human chain to aid the trapped.
Rescuers faced a grim task, using cutters to free victims while ambulances wailed in the distance. Four perished instantly from blunt trauma, their identities confirmed through harrowing family reunions at the morgue. The wounded are on ventilators, with prognosis uncertain.
Investigators zero in on the hyva’s bald tires and expired fitness certificate as key factors, alongside the driver’s alleged alcohol influence. Roadblocks halted traffic for hours, stranding hundreds. The FIR includes charges of culpable homicide.
Victim tributes pour in, with vigils lighting up Gumla’s streets. Activists slam the government’s inaction on pothole-ridden highways and untrained drivers. This fatal mishap demands immediate reforms: mandatory telematics, harsher penalties, and community policing. Only then can Jharkhand’s roads cease being death traps.