Jamshedpur: A 20-year-old polytechnic student on his way to college was killed and his classmate injured when a trailer hit their motorcycle near Chandil roundabout on the Tata-Ranchi highway (NH-33) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Prem Mahto, a resident of Shantinagar in Gamharia and a first-year student of Chandil Polytechnic College. Police said Prem was riding the motorcycle, with fellow student Sameer Das, also 20, on the pillion, when the accident took place.Prem died on the spot. Sameer suffered serious injuries and was rushed to MGM Medical College and Hospital in Jamshedpur, where his condition was stated to be stable.Police reached the site after being informed of the crash and sent Prem’s body to Seraikela Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.Chandil police station officer in-charge Santan Tiwary said the trailer involved in the accident had been seized. “The exact cause of the accident and the circumstances leading to it are being investigated,” he said.
