7 Killed, 5 Hurt As Speeding SUV Rams Into Parked Truck In Bihar's Sasaram

As many as seven members of a family were killed and five others sustained injuries after an SUV crashed into a trailer truck that was parked on the roadside in Bihar's Rohtas district.

Seven members of a family were killed and five others sustained injuries after an SUV crashed into a trailer truck that was parked on the roadside in Bihar's Rohtas district.

At least seven members of a family were killed and five others sustained injuries after an SUV crashed into a trailer truck that was parked on the roadside in Bihar's Rohtas district in the early hours of Wednesday, news agency PTI reported citing police. According to the police, the accident took place on National Highway 2 in Shivsagar area of Sasaram town around 4 am. The accident occured when the family was returning from Rajrappa temple in Jharkhand, PTI reported citing an official.

As per the police said they suspect that the driver lost control of the vehicle because of the high speed. Besides the driver, there were 11 others travelling in the SUV, which was allegedly speeding. 

The deceased were identified as Rajmati Devi (55), her daughter Soni Kumari (35), her son-in-law Arvind Sharma (40), her grandchildren Aditya Kumar (8) and Riya Kumari (9). Also, Tara Kumari (22), who is the niece of Arvind, and one Chandani Kumari (15) were killed in the accident, police said, as per PTI. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, they said, adding that the family was from Kaimur district.

"The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examinations. Police have taken possession of the two vehicles involved in the accident," said Rakesh Gosai the Station House Officer (SHO) of Shivsagar, as quoted by PTI.

Earlier, in another incident, Industrialist and Kuber Group director Vikas Malu was among the four people injured in an incident involving a Rolls-Royce and an oil tanker on the Delhi-Mumbai-Baroda Expressway in Haryana's Nuh, reported PTI. The incident happened on Tuesday when the luxury car rammed into the oil tanker which was being driven on the wrong side near Umri village under Nagina police station limits. The tanker lost its balance and overturned resulting in the death of the driver of the tanker and his helper, says an FIR registered by police on August 22, the report added.

The FIR says that it was the Rolls-Royce that came from behind and hit the front tyre of the oil tanker after which it turned turtle. The three occupants of the luxury vehicle were injured and admitted to Medanta Hospital Gurugram. 

The injured include the director of the Kuber group, Vikas Malu, reported PTI citing police. They added that Malu was undergoing treatment at the hospital and his statement will be recorded once he is discharged. The other occupants of the car have been identified as Divya and Tasbir.

Nuh Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijaraniya confirmed that the injured include Vikas Malu, the industrialist associated with the Kuber Group, according to an NDTV report. SP Bijaraniya said that the tanker had taken a U-turn on the highway and the Rolls-Royce Phantom was travelling at a very high speed when the accident took place, reported NDTV. He added, as per the report, that the details of the car's exact speed will be available only after a scientific examination.