Tragic road accidents in Godda, Jharkhand, claim the lives of four individuals, including a young girl and her aunt, highlighting the urgent need for improved road safety measures.
A four-year-old girl and her aunt were killed as a bus hit a two-wheeler in Jharkhand's Godda district on Tuesday, police said.
The accident happened near Ghorichak Chowk in the Belbadda police station area, they said.
"Four people, including two girls, were riding the motorcycle. The bus hit the motorcycle from behind," said Pankaj Kumar Singh, the officer in charge of the Belbadda police station.
The bus and the motorcycle were seized, and the bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem examination, he said.
In another accident in the district on Monday night, two brothers were killed after a tractor trolley collided with their motorcycle, police said.
The accident happened in Shahpur village in the Muffasil police station area, they said.
The deceased were identified as Niranjan Mandal (40) and Sanjay Mandal (37) of Kajra village, they added.
The driver of the tractor, which hit the motorcycle from behind, is on the run, police said.