Bhagalpur (Bihar), February 24 Four people, including a 6-year-old boy, died and 11 others were injured in an accident involving a bus, a small commercial vehicle, and an e-rickshaw in Bhagalpur district, Bihar, on Tuesday evening, officials said.
The accident occurred near Bagri Pul in the Jhandapur Police Station area of the Naugachia subdivision in the district.
Speaking to reporters here, Bhagalpur District Magistrate Nawal Kishor Choudhary said, "In a head-on collision between a bus and two small vehicles, four people were killed and 11 others were injured. The deceased include a six-year-old child and a woman."
Of the 11 injured, eight are being treated at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) in Bhagalpur, and three have been discharged.
He stated that all the injured are now out of danger.
The DM said that the district administration is informing the families of the victims, including those outside Bhagalpur, through relevant officials.
Naugachia police district SP Prerna Kumar said, "Prima facie, it appears that two small vehicles were hit by a speeding bus on NH-31 around 6:30 pm."
Upon receiving the information, the police reached the spot and took all the injured to the hospital.
When pointed out that such accidents are a regular occurrence on the highway, Choudhary said, "There is a lot of traffic on this road. At my request, the government has approved the proposal to widen it. Work will start on this very soon."
He urged people to drive safely.
"An FIR will be registered, the driver and the bus owner will be identified, and further legal action will be taken," the SP said.
The deceased have been identified as Arvind Mandal (40) of Katihar district, Kunal Kumar (6) of Khagaria district, Purmi Devi (35) and her husband Sunil Das (40) of Bhagalpur district.
