Two post graduate students from Hazaribagh died in a car accident near Chaingadha four lane bridge, under the Bhadani Nagar outpost in Ramgarh district on Wednesday late evening

They were travelling with two other friends, also students of the Vinoba Bhave University, to Ranchi for a friend’s birthday.

The deceased Aditya Raj (19) and Ashutosh Singh (19) were accompanied by Golu and Abhishek Kumar. Eyewitnesses said the car was speeding while crossing Chaingadha bridge, and the driver lost control over the vehicle. The car wheeled off the bridge and landed 100meter ahead in a paddy field, eventually overturning. Local villagers present at the spot rushed to their help but one of them died on impact.

Aditya Raj. Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Villagers informed police at the Bhadani nagar outpost, who took the three injured to Ramgarh sadar hospital where the second succumbed to his injuries. Aditya Raj was a resident of Shahpur village in Katkamsandi and Ashutosh Singh was a resident of Shivpuri mohalla in town.

Golu hails from the Shivpuri mohalla in town and Abhishek resides in Hari Nagar. Both have sustained grave injuries and are now admitted at RIMS, Ranchi.

Overturned car in Ramgarh on Thursday. Vishvendu Jaipuriar

The bodies have been handed over to the families after postmortem. Relatives expressed grief and shock at the tragic incident.

Hazaribagh sadar MLA Manish Jaiswal expressed his condolences for family members of the deceased.