Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Jharkhand School Vehicle Crash Kills Girl, Injures Four Children
A school vehicle carrying children crashed into a pickup van in Jharkhand.
The crash happened on Tuesday morning near Narangi More in Deoghar district.
Police said the pickup van was coming from the opposite direction and collided head-on with the school vehicle.
A 10-year-old girl named Munni Kumari died.
Four other children were hurt, but doctors said their condition was stable.
The school-van driver was also injured and was out of danger.
The pickup-van driver left the scene with the vehicle.
Police are searching for that driver and investigating what happened.
Ten-year-old Munni Kumari died after a school vehicle collided head-on with a pickup van in Deoghar district, Jharkhand.
Four other children—two boys and two girls—were injured and were reported to be in stable condition.
The school vehicle was carrying at least 10 children aged between 10 and 12 years.
The school-van driver was injured but out of danger, while the pickup-van driver fled with the vehicle.
Police launched a manhunt and began an investigation; Munni Kumari’s body was sent for post-mortem examination.
- Who
- Ten-year-old Munni Kumari died; four other children and the school-van driver were injured. Police are searching for the pickup-van driver.
- What
- A school vehicle and a pickup van collided head-on, killing one child and injuring four others.
- When
- Tuesday morning, September 1.
- Where
- Near Narangi More on the Sarath-Chitra Main Road, in the Chitra police station area of Deoghar district, Jharkhand.
- Why
- The pickup van was reportedly speeding and came from the opposite direction before colliding with the school vehicle.
- Fatality
- One 10-year-old girl, Munni Kumari, died.
- Children injured
- Four children were injured: two boys and two girls.
- Children in vehicle
- The school vehicle was carrying at least 10 children aged 10 to 12.
- Injured condition
- The four injured children were undergoing treatment at Deoghar’s Sadar Hospital and were reported stable.
- Crash location
- Near Narangi More on the Sarath-Chitra Main Road.
- School-van driver
- The driver was injured but out of danger.
- Police action
- A manhunt was launched for the pickup-van driver, who fled with the vehicle.