Bank manager killed, wife hurt in mishap

A bank manager was killed while his officer wife suffered critical injuries when their car collided head on Medininagar-Ranchi road near Bakoria, about 36 kms from district headquarter of Palamau, this afternoon, a senior police officer said.

Fifty-two year-old Prakash Nandan Sahay, who was the Manager of Vananchal Gramin Bank, was killed on the spot while his wife, Neeleema Sahay (50), who is an Officer in Akashvani in Ranchi, suffered critical injuries, sources said.

Neeleema was taken to the nearby hospital, where she was given primary treatment before doctors referred her to Ranchi.

The couple was on way to Ranchi from Medininagar when the mishap occurred.