Patna, Nov 13 : At least three people, including two women, were killed and three others seriously injured when a car rammed into a sand-laden truck parked on the roadside in Bihar's Katihar district on Friday morning.
Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) At least three people, including two women, were killed and three others seriously injured when a car rammed into a sand-laden truck parked on the roadside in Bihar’s Katihar district on Friday morning.
The accident occurred near Narayanpur Kutubpur, under the Manihari police station area, when the occupants were travelling to the Ganga ghat in Manihari for a ritual bath ahead of the Chhath festival.
According to police, all six occupants of the Scorpio were residents of the Baigna locality under the Katihar Town police station area.
The vehicle, bearing registration number BR11BB5581, was approaching Manihari from Katihar when its driver reportedly lost control and crashed into the rear of the stationary truck.
The truck had been parked on the roadside after developing a mechanical fault.
The impact was so severe that the front portion of the car was completely mangled, trapping the occupants and leaving three people dead and three others critically injured.
The deceased have been identified as Shambhu Singh (68), his wife Usha Singh, and their neighbour Manju Rani Shah, wife of Indu Shah.
The injured were initially taken to Manihari Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment.
The bodies were subsequently transported by ambulance to Katihar Sadar Hospital for post-mortem examination.
A large crowd gathered at the accident site following the incident.
On receiving information, Manihari police reached the spot and initiated rescue and relief operations.
Manihari Station House Officer (SHO) Santosh Kumar Jha confirmed the deaths and said the injured had been shifted to the hospital for medical treatment.
He said the sand-laden truck was stationary due to a technical fault when the car, approaching from Katihar, collided with its rear.
Police have initiated an investigation to establish the exact circumstances leading to the accident.
The district police have asked the truck driver and owner to join the probe.
On Thursday, three members of a family, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and two others critically injured after a truck collided head-on with an SUV on NH-19 in Aurangabad district.
The accident occurred near the Ratanua petrol pump under the jurisdiction of Aurangabad Nagar police station. The deceased were identified as Rajkumar Chauhan (48), his eight-year-old son Ritesh, and his father-in-law Bhagwan Das.
