Eight people were killed after a coal-laden truck hit a van carrying a band party in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, triggering a protest by locals, police said on Friday. The accident occurred in the Barlaung Budhbazar area under the Rajrappa Police Station limits around midnight when the truck struck the van, a senior officer said. “Initially, seven people died in the accident. The injured, who was referred to Ranchi’s RIMS for treatment, succumbed to his injuries during treatment, taking the total toll to eight,” Rajrappa Police Station in-charge Krishna Kumar said. Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the death of people in the accident. “The news of the road accident near Lari-Barlong on the Ramgarh-Bokaro highway, in which many people have lost their lives, is extremely sad and painful. My deepest condolences to the grieving family members. May God grant them the strength to bear this hour of sorrow,” Gangwar posted on X. The CM wrote on the social media platform that he was “saddened by the tragic news …