Hazaribag: An 18-year-old youth was killed in a road accident on NH-19 under Barhi police station limits on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Michael Kumar, a resident of Dumri village in Chauparan block of the district. He was the only child of his parents.Michael worked as a labourer in Kolkata. He arrived home early in the morning and left soon after to visit a friend on a newly purchased motorcycle. Michael’s two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle near Mohgadha. The impact of the collision threw Michael onto the highway, and he was killed on the spot after being run over by another vehicle.Michael’s body was handed over to his family after a postmortem examination. Binod Kumar, the officer-in-charge of Barhi police station, said, “Probe is underway to identify the killer vehicle.”
