One Dead, Three Critically Injured After Three-Way Motorcycle Collision In Patna

One person was killed, and two others were injured when three bikes collided after approaching from different directions.

The accident happened when three motorcycles, approaching from opposite directions at different speeds, collided.

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One person was killed, while three were said to be in critical condition when three motorcycles collided in Panta, Bihar, on Friday. The incident occurred near Ara in Bhojpur district at 4:40 pm.

The accident happened when three motorcycles, approaching from opposite directions at different speeds, collided. One of the bikers rode over the divider, attempting to cross traffic on the other side of the four-lane road. Unaware of an oncoming motorcycle speeding from the wrong side, he continued forward. The approaching bike, carrying a rider and a pillion, collided with his vehicle with such force that it was propelled into another two-wheeler, whose rider had been moving slowly and correctly in their lane.

In a video of the incident, the man who initiated the chain of events by crossing the divider is seen getting up and walking toward the wreckage of the two other bikes. As he approaches, two other men also stand up before he turns back.

According to NDTV, following the accident, the police said that one person was killed, and two others were injured. The injured were taken to Patna Medical College and Hospital, they are said to be in critical condition.

Two Motorcycles Collide In Etah 

In a similar incident, two persons died and as many were injured when their motorcycles collided head-on in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district early Friday.

The accident occurred around 3 am on the Jalesar-Firozabad road near Brijpur Barhela village when Shiva, 18, from Dharampur village in Sakrauli, was returning home after picking up his cousin Rahul for his sister's wedding scheduled on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Arbaz Ali, 22, a resident of Masroolgani in Firozabad district, was returning home with a friend, Faizan, after attending an Urs fair in Jalesar.

The collision was so severe that Shiva and Arbaz died on the spot, while Rahul and Faizan received serious injuries. The injured were taken to Agra's emergency hospital for treatment

Shiva's elder brother, Shivam said that his sister's wedding was scheduled on Saturday, and his brother had gone to pick up Rahul, just a kilometre away from home. He alleged that a motorcycle coming from the wrong side crashed into his brother's bike, killing him on the spot.