Six died, and five were injured in a road accident in Patna.

Patna, July 16, 2024: In a tragic road accident, six individuals lost their lives, and five were injured after a speeding Scorpio SUV crashed into a parked HIWA truck in Patna’s Bakhtiyarpur area on Tuesday morning.

A road accident occurred on a four-lane highway:

The Incident occurred on the Nawada-Bakhtiyarpur four-lane highway around 2.30 am.

Abhishek Singh, the SDPO Barh range, confirms the accident.

He said that the 11 individuals were boarded in the Scorpio, which was coming from Nawada.

“As we learned from the nearby fuel station, the HIWA was parked, and a speeding Scorpio crashed into it from behind,” Singh said.

Four individuals lost their lives on the spot, while one succumbed at a hospital in Bakhtiyarpur and another at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).

The remaining five persons are admitted to PMCH, and their conditions are said to be critical.

Statement of an official after the road accident:

“We are scanning the CCTV cameras and taking the statements of the fuel station’s employees to know the exact cause of the accident. The law and order are normal in the area,” Singh said.

The deceased are identified as Neeraj Kumar (25), Parwati Devi, Rishu Kumari (5), Bhagtini (60), Nirmala Devi and Kamla Devi. The injured persons are identified as Indu Devi, Neetu Kumari, Kaushal Kumar, Kitu Kumar and Meena Devi. All of them are residents of Nawada.

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