13 killed, 30 injured in multi-vehicle collision in Bihar’s Katihar| India Information
At the least 13 folks had been killed and 30 others injured following a collision involving a bus, a truck, and a pickup van in Bihar’s Katihar district on Saturday night, a police officer mentioned.
The accident occurred at 6:30 pm on NH-31 in Kodha block of Katihar, Superintendent of Police Shikhar Choudhary informed reporters.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar introduced an exgratia of ₹2 lakh to the subsequent of kin of every the deceased, and ₹50,000 to every injured.
Whereas preliminary experiences mentioned seven folks died within the accident, six of the injured succumbed throughout therapy.
A neighborhood police official mentioned these travelling within the pickup van had been coming from the neighbouring Purnea district.
He mentioned that how the accident occurred is being investigated. It’s suspected that the bus driver, who’s among the many injured folks, misplaced management of the car resulting in the crash.
Based on an announcement issued by the district police, all of the injured folks have been taken to the closest authorities hospital in Purnea.
Officers try to establish the id of the deceased, the assertion mentioned.
In the meantime, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the deaths of individuals within the accident and introduced an exgratia for the kin of the deceased.
“The chief minister… introduced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh every to the instant relations of the deceased from the CM’s aid fund. He additionally introduced ₹50,000 every to these injured within the accident,” an official launch mentioned.
Kumar additionally directed officers to make sure higher therapy for many who are injured,” it mentioned.
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