At least nine people were killed and several others injured after a truck and tempo collided head-on in Bihar's Lakhisarai district in the wee hours of Wednesday, said the police, as per news agency PTI. The incident took place at Biharaura village along Lakhisarai-Sikandra main road, the police said, addding that the tempo, which was carrying 15 people was coming from the opposite direction at the time of the collision.
The deceased, most of them hailing from Munger, were identified as Veer Paswan, Vikas Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Dibana Paswan, Amit Kumar, Monu Kumar, Kisan Kumar, and Manoj Goswami.
According to Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police, Pankaj Kumar, the accident took place at 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," he said while speaking to PTI.
As per the police official, the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony when the accident took place and the driver of the truck fled the spot.
"The truck has been seized by police and investigation is on", the SP added.
On Tuesday, a 55-year-old woman died and her daughter was seriously injured in an alleged case of hit-and-run in southwest Delhi's RK Puram area, as per a PTI report.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as Sumitra. The autorickshaw driver, in connection with the incident, was arrested by the police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Rohit Meena told the news agency that the woman's daughter informed the police that the incident took place when they were crossing the Ring road near the Moti Bagh flyover after an unknown vehicle hit them and fled.