Khagaria: As many as eight people, including three children, were killed and three others were injured after the jeep they were travelling in collided head-on with a tractor on Monday morning in Bihar's Khagaria district.
The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 am near a petrol pump on National Highway 31 in the Pasraha area when the two vehicles collided head-on, a senior officer said.
Victims were returning from wedding ceremony
"Those who were travelling in the jeep were returning from a wedding ceremony when the accident took place. The tractor was overloaded. Those who were in the jeep died on the accident spot," he said.
All the injured have been promptly transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
People in jeep died
The deceased were identified as Gautam Thakur (32), Monu Kumar (7), Aman Kumar (25), Bunty Kumar, Anshu Kumar (23), Paltu Thakur (50), Dilo Kimar (10), Prakash Singh and Dharmendra Sharma. The police said all the deceased were in the jeep.
Superintendent of Police Chandan Kushwaha said, "An investigation is underway. The bodies are being sent for post-mortem examinations."
(With PTI inputs)
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