Tragic accident in Bhagalpur: Child among 6 killed as truck's tire burst, overturns on SUV
Bihar: In a tragic and dreadful incident, a child among six people killed after a speeding truck laden with goods suffers a tyre burst and falls on an SUV in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Monday late at night.
The incident occurred on National Highway 80 near Aamapur village at around 11:30 falling under the jurisdiction of Ghogha police station.
Sources indicate that the individuals in the SUV were members of a wedding procession (baraat), traveling from Dhapari in Munger to Shrimatpur in Kahalgaon.
Meanwhile, local authorities and residents made relentless efforts to extract the deceased victims' remains from the wreckage.
The rescue efforts persisted late into Monday night.
Officials informed that the bodies were subsequently retrieved from the site and transferred to a nearby hospital for post-mortem examination.
Eyewitnesses present at the scene stated that the SUV was traveling towards Kahalgaon, whereas an overloaded truck was heading from Kahalgaon towards Bhagalpur at the time of the accident.
More details awaited.
- With inputs from agencies
