Three persons including two girls were killed when the vehicle they were travelling on hit an electric pole before it mowed down a dwelling near Khairantoli in Simdega district today, police said.
The victims were all returning home in the car when the driver lost control in an attempt to save a cattle and hit against an electric pole before it rammed into a house, police said.
One Vinod Singh was killed on the spot while three others including two girls sustained injured seriously, sources said adding that the injured were rushed to Sadar Hospital, where doctors referred the two girls, Mamta Kumari, a resident of Palkot, and Sumar Kumari of Baighma, to Rajendra Institutue of Medical Science, Ranchi.
However, both girls succumbed to their injuries near Torpa on way to RIMS, sources said.
The victims were all returning to Simdega from Banstoli, TukuPani early in the morning after attending a marriage ceremony when the mishap occurred.
