An SUV which was part of the wedding procession overturned near Masuria river in Chatra’s industrial town Tandwa, thereby killing the groom's friend and his maternal uncle on the spot. The tragic incident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday. With the news of the accident triggered grief in the family of the bridegroom and the area from where he hailed.

Talking about the mishap, Tandwa police official said, “Baraatis (members of the wedding procession) were going to Keredari of Hazaribagh from Kamta village of Tandwa in Chatra. However, the driver lost control of the SUV on Keredari-Tandwa road near Masuria river, which made the car overturn, thereby killing groom Mohammad Altaf’s friend Kutubuddin Ansari alias Tinku(20) and his maternal uncle Mohammad Jainul Ansari (59).” Tinku sustained severe injuries and was rushed to hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on the way. Five other members who were present in the SUV also sustained injuries but are out of danger.

On getting the information, Tandwa police reached the accident spot and sent dead bodies for postmortem to Sadar hospital. Later the bodies were handed over to the relatives. According to sources, following the tragic accident that claimed two lives, the marriage took place in a simple ceremony after the intervention of villagers, elders and relatives.