Four people, including a 15-year-old girl and a woman, were killed in two separate road accidents in Patna district on Tuesday morning, with the crashes reported near Chhoti Pahadi and Simra village.
In the first accident, two electricians died after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle on the four-lane road near Chhoti Pahadi under Bypass police station limits in Patna City. The victims were identified as Amresh Kumar, 31, and Manjay Kumar, 25.
According to the report, both men were thrown onto the road and run over by the truck. They were taken to Nalanda Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
Amresh was a resident of Haripur, while Manjay was from Asarganj in Munger district. Both worked for private firms and lived in rented accommodation in Mithapur, Patna.
Traffic police station in-charge Neeraj Kumar Thakur said the truck had been seized after its driver fled the scene. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examinations, and the victims’ families were informed.
The second crash occurred near Simra village under Janipur police station when a speeding lorry collided with an autorickshaw. Two occupants of the autorickshaw, including a woman, were killed. The victims were identified as Vijay Singh, an autorickshaw driver from Hadsar village under Bikram police station, and Swati Kumari, 15.
The collision sent the lorry into a roadside canal. Police personnel and local residents began rescue operations after the crash, while two JCB machines and two cranes were deployed to retrieve the vehicle. The lorry was pulled out after several hours, according to the report.
Janipur station house officer Sagar Kumar said the bodies were sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for post-mortem examinations.
The two incidents occurred on separate roads and under different police station jurisdictions. The police actions reported so far include seizure of the truck, efforts to locate its driver, rescue work at the canal and the transfer of all four bodies for post-mortem examinations.
