6 killed as SUV collides with truck in Bihar

Patna, November 16

Six people were killed and four others critically injured after an SUV collided with a truck in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Tuesday, according to authorities.

The accident took place on the Sikandra-Sheikhpura state highway.

The impact was such that the SUV was in a mangled state following the head-on collision.

The driver of the truck and his helper, however, managed to flee the spot.

The victims, including two women, were returning from Patna to their native village of Jamui.

Halsi Circle Officer Vivek Kumar said that a process to identify the victims is under way.

“As the SUV is badly mangled due to the intense impact, we are using iron cutters to pull out the bodies. The injured have been taken to the Sadar hospital,” he added. IANS