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Kaimur: Tragedy strikes in Kaimur, Bihar as fatal road accident claims lives of at least nine people, including two women, were killed in a collision between a truck, a jeep and a motorcycle in Bihar’s Kaimur district on Sunday evening, police said. The incident took place on GT Road near Devkali village in Mohania police station area.
While speaking to reporters, Mohania DSP Dilip Kumar said, “According to eyewitnesses, the accident took place when a jeep, carrying eight people, including two women, first hit a motorcycle while travelling in the same direction. It seems that the driver had lost control over the jeep, leading to the collision.”
“Subsequently, both the jeep and the bike veered into the opposite lane, where a speeding truck collided with them, resulting in the deaths of all nine people, including the motorcyclist, at the spot. The truck driver fled after the accident,” Kumar said.
The officer said that the collision caused both vehicles to veer onto the opposite lane, where they collided with a speeding truck, and its impact was so severe resulting in the deaths of nine people– eight occupants of the jeep and the motorcyclist.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that no other persons have sustained injuries in the accident, he said.
Bihar CM condoles deaths
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths in the tragic accident and assured that all necessary assistance to the injured.
“The CM expressed his deep agony at the horrific road accident near Mohania in Kaimur and offered his condolences to the bereaved kin,” a statement issued by the CM’s office said on late Sunday night.
The Chief Minister has tasked senior officials of the district administration to provide all necessary medical support to the injured, the statement said, adding that senior officials of the district administration have reached the spot.
