PATNA: At least five people were killed while ten were critically injured after a head-on collision between a Scorpio and a bus on National Highway-84, near Kritsagar village under Krishna Braham police station in Bihar‘s Buxar on Saturday evening.
The incident took place around 7.30pm when the Scorpio was coming from Dharhara to Bihiya with a procession (baraat) while the bus was going to Buxar from Brahmapur. The over-speeding vehicles collided head-on near Kritsagar village. According to locals, the speed of both the vehicles was very high. The collision was so strong that the Scorpio was crushed. While the bus also overturned on the middle road.
After the incident, people were screaming in pain and crying out for help. With the help of the locals, the district authorities and police, sent the injured to the hospitals. The SP, SDPO of Dumraon and SHO of Krishna Braham, Santosh Kumar reached the spot after the incident.
Neeraj Kumar Singh, Buxar SP confirmed the death of five people and the others were admitted to hospitals in critical condition. “Three persons died on the spot while two died during the treatment. Their bodies have been sent to Sadar Hospital for the post-mortem. The condition of four people admitted at Global Hospital is very critical. The identity of most of the deceased and injured people have yet to be ascertained,” he said.
Buxar DM Aman Samir said the reason behind the road accident has not been known yet, however, it appears that over-speeding could be the reason. “The procession in Scorpio was coming from the district towards the village while the private bus (Tiwari Travels) was going from Brahmapur towards Buxar,” he told this newspaper.
According to sources, one of the deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Shankar Dayal Singh alias Sanjay Amin of Dharhara. Bablu Singh, Ram Ayodhya Singh and other people of the same village who were going in a Scorpio with him, are seriously injured. While among those traveling in the bus, 75-year-old Akhilesh Giri of Jehanabad, Pramod Upadhyay of Nuaon, Kaimu and other passengers are seriously injured.
The incident took place around 7.30pm when the Scorpio was coming from Dharhara to Bihiya with a procession (baraat) while the bus was going to Buxar from Brahmapur. The over-speeding vehicles collided head-on near Kritsagar village. According to locals, the speed of both the vehicles was very high. The collision was so strong that the Scorpio was crushed. While the bus also overturned on the middle road.
After the incident, people were screaming in pain and crying out for help. With the help of the locals, the district authorities and police, sent the injured to the hospitals. The SP, SDPO of Dumraon and SHO of Krishna Braham, Santosh Kumar reached the spot after the incident.
Neeraj Kumar Singh, Buxar SP confirmed the death of five people and the others were admitted to hospitals in critical condition. “Three persons died on the spot while two died during the treatment. Their bodies have been sent to Sadar Hospital for the post-mortem. The condition of four people admitted at Global Hospital is very critical. The identity of most of the deceased and injured people have yet to be ascertained,” he said.
Buxar DM Aman Samir said the reason behind the road accident has not been known yet, however, it appears that over-speeding could be the reason. “The procession in Scorpio was coming from the district towards the village while the private bus (Tiwari Travels) was going from Brahmapur towards Buxar,” he told this newspaper.
According to sources, one of the deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Shankar Dayal Singh alias Sanjay Amin of Dharhara. Bablu Singh, Ram Ayodhya Singh and other people of the same village who were going in a Scorpio with him, are seriously injured. While among those traveling in the bus, 75-year-old Akhilesh Giri of Jehanabad, Pramod Upadhyay of Nuaon, Kaimu and other passengers are seriously injured.
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