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BOKARO: Two persons died and seven were injured after three vehicles a gas cylinder-laden truck, tractor and auto-rickshaw collided near Khutri Polytechnic on Jainmaod-Phusro road under Jaridih police station in Bokaro around midnight.
The tractor was parked on the roadside when the truck crashed into it from behind. The auto which was behind the truck also lost balance and collided with it. The victims were identified as Prahlad Singh (45), a labourer and Kalachand Mahli (43).
Following the incident, local residents, mostly known to the victims, blocked the road for several hours demanding compensation and jobs to the dependents. The truck was going from Balidih to Giridih.