Khagaria (Bihar): Seven people, including three children, were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a tractor on the National Highway-31 in Bihar's Khagaria on Monday.
All the passengers were natives of Khagaria district and were returning after attending a wedding ceremony in Thutti Mohanpur. The vehicle was heading towards Madaiya Bithala village when it was hit by a tractor that came from the opposite direction near Vidyaratan petrol pump.
The impact of the collision was such that both the car and the tractor were badly damaged. The car overturned and seven passengers succumbed to their injuries on the spot. A few people also suffered injuries.
Locals informed police and a team from Pasraha police station reached the spot after sometime. The injured were taken to the hospital while the seven bodies were sent for post-mortem. Process for identification of the deceased is currently on, police said.
Gogri DSP Ramesh Kumar said that seven people died on the spot in a road accident of whom, there were three minors. "There was a collision between a car and a tractor on NH-31. A rescue and relief operation was undertaken. The injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Probe is on and CCTV footage of the area will be collected," Kumar said.
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