Six persons were killed and three others injured when a vehicle ploughed into a place where they had gathered at Chiknibad village in Giridih district, the police said.
The mishap happened last night when the vehicle crushed them, killing four on the spot and two during treatment, DSP Dipak Sharma said.
Expressing grief at the accident, Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced Rs one lakh each to the families of the deceased, official sources said.
