Kaimur:
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.
Mohania DSP Dilip Kumar told reporters, “According to eyewitnesses, the accident took place when a jeep, with eight people on board, including two women, first hit a motorcycle while traveling in the same direction. It appears the driver had lost control. over the jeep, leading to the collision.”
“Subsequently, both the jeep and the motorcycle swerved into the opposite lane where a speeding truck collided with them, killing all nine people, including the motorcyclist, on the spot. The truck driver fled after the accident,” said Kumar. said.
The truck has been seized and further investigations are underway, he said. The identities of the victims have yet to be determined.
Preliminary investigation has shown that no other persons were injured in the accident.
Meanwhile, the Bihar Chief Minister's office in a statement issued late on Sunday evening said, “The CM expressed his deep anguish over the horrific road accident near Mohania in Kaimur and extended his condolences to the bereaved families.”
The CM directed senior officials of the district administration to provide all necessary medical support to the injured, the statement said.
Senior officials of the district administration have reached the spot.
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