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Fifteen people, including 2 children, died successful 4 abstracted roadworthy accidents crossed Bihar connected Sunday (February 1, 2026).
In Bihta successful Patna district, an autorickshaw collided with a truck, sidesplitting 5 radical connected the spot, including 2 children, portion 1 much succumbed to injuries during attraction astatine a hospital.
Similarly, successful Buxar district, a speeding motortruck deed a car connected the Patna-Buxar four-lane highway, successful which 3 radical died connected the spot and a 4th died during attraction astatine a authorities hospital. All 4 were from the aforesaid family, including a Sashastra Seema Bal jawan. In different incidental connected the Mokama-Sarmera road successful Patna district, a speeding motortruck deed a jeep, sidesplitting 3 radical and injuring 4 others.
In Gopalganj district, a begetter and girl died successful a roadworthy mishap erstwhile a speeding car deed their motorcycle nether the Kuchaikote constabulary presumption limits.
All the deceased successful the Bihta incidental hailed from Ara successful Bhojpur territory and were returning aft attending the Urs festival astatine Maner Dargah. The collision betwixt the motortruck and the autorickshaw took spot astatine astir 2 a.m. adjacent Lakhantola bridge. The interaction was truthful terrible that bodies were recovered astir 50 metres distant from the autorickshaw. Police reached the spot soon aft and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.
Bihta Station House Officer Amit Kumar said the motortruck was coming from the incorrect broadside and deed the autorickshaw. He added that the motortruck operator had been arrested and the conveyance seized.
The Buxar incidental took spot connected Sunday greeting astatine astir 5 a.m. astatine Chanda village. The interaction was truthful terrible that the car was crushed, with 1 assemblage trapped inside, and humor splattered crossed the mishap site. SSB jawan Omkar Pandey’s sister’s matrimony was scheduled to instrumentality spot this week. The household were residents of Bharkhara colony nether the Brahmpur constabulary station.
According to the police, the 3 radical who died connected the Mokama-Sarmera road were residents of Sheikhpura territory and were travelling to Mokama to instrumentality a ritual bath successful the Ganga connected the juncture of Maghi Purnima aboriginal connected Sunday morning. The injured are undergoing attraction astatine Patna Medical College and Hospital.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary expressed heavy grief implicit the roadworthy accidents, terming them highly heartbreaking and soul-wrenching.
“I explicit my deepest condolences to each those who mislaid their lives successful the tragic roadworthy accidents and commune for the swift betterment of the injured. I commune to God for the departed souls and bestows spot upon the grieving families to endure this unbearable sorrow,” Mr. Choudhary said successful a property statement.
