Five killed as truck rams into auto-rickshaw in Bihar's Bhagalpur

The victims were on their way to attend a wedding in Narayanpur village, said Bhupendra Kumar, the in-charge of Jhandapur police station.The injured were undergoing treatment at a government hospital, he said.The bodies were sent for post-mortem, he added.The deceased were identified as Mantu Mandal, Pinku Mandal, Chotu Mandal, Gajadhar Mandal, and the driver of the auto-rickshaw Rajendra Shah.Those injured were Vinod Mandal, Mantu Kumar, Vipin Mandal and Dhruv Kumar.A case has been registered.

Five people were killed and four others injured as a speeding truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw in the early hours of Tuesday in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said.

The incident happened on National Highway-31 near Naugachia in the Jhandapur police station area, they said. ''Five people died on the spot, while four others sustained critical injuries. The victims were on their way to attend a wedding in Narayanpur village,'' said Bhupendra Kumar, the in-charge of Jhandapur police station.

The injured were undergoing treatment at a government hospital, he said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem, he added.

The deceased were identified as Mantu Mandal, Pinku Mandal, Chotu Mandal, Gajadhar Mandal, and the driver of the auto-rickshaw Rajendra Shah.

Those injured were Vinod Mandal, Mantu Kumar, Vipin Mandal and Dhruv Kumar.

A case has been registered. However, the truck driver managed to flee, police said.