Eight students were killed when a jeep collided with a truck in heavy fog in Dumka in Jharkhand on Sunday, police said.
Seven students died instantly in the head on collision. All of them were going to take an examination for the post of Panchayat Secretary.
The incident took place at Jardaha, around 400 km from Ranchi. The condition of a student who was injured was said to be critical.
--IANS
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