Nine people were killed and several others sustained grave injuries after an autorickshaw crashed into another vehicle in Bihar’s Lakhisarai early on Wednesday morning.
According to sources, the accident took place on the Lakhisarai-Sikandra main road. The auto carrying 18 passengers was heading towards Sikandra from Lakhisarai, police said.
On being informed, police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured people and rushed them to the hospital.
Doctors said at least seven people have sustained severe injuries and are undergoing treatment.
#WATCH | Lakhisarai, Bihar: Nine out died in a collision between an auto and a truck on the main road near Biharora, Ramgarh Chowk at around 1:30 am last night. The injured five persons have been sent to the hospital for treatment: Lakhisarai Police pic.twitter.com/n9XOKsW6Md— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2024
According to an India Today report, the injured were first sent to the Sadar Hospital for treatment but were referred to the Patna Medical College Hospital due to their serious condition.
Police are investigating the matter and trying to ascertain the identities of the deceased victims.
Among the deceased are Veer Paswan, Vikas Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Dibana Paswan, Amit Kumar, Monu Kumar, Kisan Kumar, and Manoj Goswami, with most of them hailing from Munger. Talking to PTI, Lakshisarai SP Pankaj Kumar said, “The accident took place around 3am on the Lakhisarai-Sikandra main road. While nine people died on the spot, several others sustained injuries. All injured were taken to the nearest government hospital”.
The victims were returning from a wedding ceremony when the accident took place, he said, adding that the driver of the truck fled the spot. “The truck has been seized by police and investigation is on,” the SP added.
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