At least five people lost their lives and more than 40 were injured in two separate road accidents that occurred on Monday in Jharkhand’s Godda and Ramgarh districts, officials said.

In the first incident, a car veered off the Mahagama-Ekchari main road in Godda district around 10 a.m. on Monday and plunged into a deep ravine. Three people died on the spot.

The victims were identified as Jogendra Kumar Yadav, a resident of Mahagama Urja Nagar; his wife Bindeshwari Devi (53); and their neighbour Kaushalya Devi (48).

All of them were returning from the Ganga Ghat in Kahalgaon with water for the Kalash Sthapana ritual marking the beginning of Durga Puja and Navratri.Local villagers helped retrieve the bodies from the ravine. Police sent the bodies to Godda hospital for post-mortem examinat

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