A fatal road accident has hit the headlines as at least 24 passengers were injured. Among them six were in critical condition. 

The accident took place after a Bihar-bound bus coming from Chhattisgarh fell on its side in Palamau district of Jharkhand early on Monday, according to the police. 

The police said that the accident took place near Sultani village in Hariharganj police station area around 4.30 am when the bus hit a road divider.  

The bus was coming from Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh to Arrah in Bihar.