School teacher killed in road accident near Khatma village in Bihar's Vaishali district

A school teacher was killed when a police van hit his motorcycle near Khatma village in Bihar's Vaishali district Sunday, a senior police officer said.

The incident occurred when a police van on its way to police line at Hajipur from Mahnar hit the teacher's motorcycle, Superintendent of Police, Manavjit Singh Dhillon said.

The SP said the deceased has been identified as Sanjay Singh Rathor, a resident of Muravvarpur village of the district. The action would be taken against the erring driver once a complaint is received from the deceased's family in this regard, the SP said.

Angry over the incident, local people gheraoed Mahnar police station and blocked the road leading to the railway station at Mahnar bazaar for some time, he said adding that the blockade was lifted after an assurance was given that action would be taken against erring person in the case.