Muzaffarpur:

Five Nepal nationals, who were returning from Prayagraj after attending the Maha Kumbh, died as a car they were in hit a divider and overturned in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Saturday. The incident took place on the Madhubani four-lane bypass when the speeding SUV tried to avoid crashing into a biker performing stunts.

The impact of the car hitting the divider was so severe that the Scorpio SUV flipped over five times.

Visuals of the incident show the car completely crushed and the windows shattered. As the car flipped, one of its tyres broke and entered the vehicle. Several blood stains can also be seen on the SUV.

There were nine people in the car – out of which five died on the spot and four others have been critically injured, officials said. The victims have been identified as Archana Thakur, Indu Devi, Mantarni Devi, Bal Krishna Jha, and the driver. The injured are Manohar Thakur, Srishti Thakur, Kamni Jha, and Devtaran Devi. 

All of them are from Nepal, officials added.

Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with distressing screams echoing from the crash site. According to them, some men were performing students on a bike on the four-lane. The car, which was speeding, could have hit one of the bikers. However, to avoid it, the driver turned the wheel and hit the divider.

As the car flipped, the bikers fled the scene.

Police said that the airbags of the vehicle did not open, causing further damage to the victims and the car.

“Five persons lost their lives on the spot while we have rescued four others from the vehicle. Locals helped in removing the injured from the car and sent them to a nearby hospital. They have been taken to Shri Krishna Memorial Medical College (SKMCH) for treatment. Their condition is reported to be critical. We have informed the Nepalese authority about the accident. We are also trying to contact the family members of the victims,” a senior official said.

Kishanganj:

At least five people, including two children, died and seven others were injured on Sunday when a jeep in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Petbhari village in Bihar’s Kishanganj district, police said.

The accident took place around 11 am and the identities of those killed are yet to be ascertained.

“Five persons, including two children, died on the spot. All seven injured persons have been admitted to the nearest government hospital,” a police statement said.

The driver of the jeep also died in the accident, it said.

“It’s a very tragic incident. I have visited the hospital where the injured have been admitted. We are trying to determine the identities of the killed persons,” SP (Kishanganj) Sagar Kumar told PTI.

Further investigation is underway.

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Bhagalpur:

Six people, including a child, lost their lives after a truck laden with goods lost control and fell on an SUV in Bihar’s Bhagalpur on Monday late at night.

The accident took place on National Highway 80, close to Aamapur village, within the jurisdiction of the Ghogha police station.

According to sources, the occupants in the SUV were part of a wedding party (baraat), who were travelling from Dhapari in Munger to Shrimatpur in Kahalgaon.

According to reports, a speeding truck, laden with rods, overturned and fell into the car after suffering a tyre burst.

Local authorities and residents, with the assistance of an earthmover, worked tirelessly to extricate the remains of the victims from the wreckage.

The rescue operations continued late into Monday night.

The bodies were removed from the scene and transported to a nearby hospital for post-mortem examination, officials informed.

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Kaimur:

At least nine people, including two women, were killed in a collision between a truck, a jeep and a motorcycle in Bihar’s Kaimur district on Sunday evening, police said. The incident took place on GT Road near Devkali village in Mohania police station area.

Speaking to reporters, Mohania DSP Dilip Kumar said, “According to eyewitnesses, the accident took place when a jeep, carrying eight people, including two women, first hit a motorcycle while travelling in the same direction. It seems that the driver had lost control over the jeep, leading to the collision.” 

“Subsequently, both the jeep and the bike veered into the opposite lane, where a speeding truck collided with them, resulting in the deaths of all nine people, including the motorcyclist, at the spot. The truck driver fled after the accident,” Kumar said.

The truck has been seized and further investigation is underway, he said, adding the identities of the victims are yet to be ascertained.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that no other persons have sustained injuries in the accident.

Meanwhile, the Bihar Chief Minister’s Office, in a statement issued late on Sunday night, said, “The CM expressed his deep anguish at the horrific road accident near Mohania in Kaimur and offered his condolences to the bereaved families.”

The CM directed senior officials of the district administration to provide all necessary medical support to the injured, the statement added.

Senior officials of the district administration have reached the spot.
 

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