Hazaribag (Jharkhand), November 9: At least seven people were killed and over a dozen others injured after a speeding trailer rammed into a passenger vehicle near Mahanetand Cut in Danua Valley in Jharkhand's Hazaribag on Monday, officials said, in a report carried by the news agency ANI.

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The vehicle was carrying 19 people, including the driver, and overturned following the collision, according to Dr Raj Kishore of Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, where the victims were taken.

How the toll rose from five to seven

Dr Raj Kishore said five people died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries while being transported to the hospital, taking the toll to six. One more patient, who was in critical condition and was referred to a higher medical centre in Ranchi, also died while being shifted, he said. 'In total, there have been seven deaths,' Dr Kishore said.

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One patient remains in critical condition and is being stabilised, and a CT scan will be performed once stabilised to decide the next course of treatment, the hospital official said. Two other patients who were stable have been admitted to a ward, another patient is under treatment in the emergency department, and those with minor injuries are receiving treatment on an outpatient basis, he added.

Vehicle was carrying a body to Varanasi

In its earlier report, Awaaz Punjab reported that the vehicle hit in the Chouparan police station area was carrying a body to Varanasi when it was struck, and that the first five people killed were all from Biharo village, under Mundro panchayat of Bagodar block in neighbouring Giridih district. Further details of the updated toll are awaited, ANI said.

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