Koderma, March 13 -- A man and his father-in-law died on the spot after their motorcycle was hit by a stone-laden Hyva truck on the Koderma-Giridih main road near Nagarkhara under Koderma police station on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as 62-year-old Dineshwar Thakur, a resident of Navalshahi, and his 35-year-old son-in-law Sachin Thakur from Chilga village in Giridih district.
According to eyewitnesses, the Hyva loaded with stone chips was travelling from Domchanch towards Koderma. The victims were also heading to Koderma on a motorcycle and were riding behind the truck. Near Nagarkhara, the motorcyclist attempted to overtake the Hyva, but the bike came under the truck and got stuck beneath it.
As the motorcycle remai...