Five persons were killed and two others seriously injured when a speeding four-wheeler ran over them in Potka under Chakradharpur police station of West Singhbhum district today, police said.
The incident occurred when the victims, all reportedly laborers engaged in construction work of a jail, were going to have tea in the nearby stall, police said.
A speeding scorpio ran over them, killing four/five persons on the spot, said Additional Superintendent of Police (Chakradharpur), Alok Priyadarshi while referring the preliminary report.
The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital, where the condition of one was stated to be critical.
Meanwhile, enraged local residents blocked the road between Chakradharpur-Chaibasa for hours demanding arrest of the accused persons and adequate compensation to the victims family.
