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4 killed, 14 injured in Muzaffarpur bus accident

PATNA: Four persons were killed and at least 14 others injured after a truck rammed into the bus in which they were travelling on NH-28 under Panapur Minapur police outpost in Muzaffarpur district around 4am on Friday.
Outpost in-charge Arvind Paswan said the deceased were identified as Ramesh Tiwari (60), Abhinav Kumar alias Sonu (18) and Mukund Kunwar (47) from Jarang Janak Singh Tola under Gaighat police station area and Dharmendra Kumar (52) from Dubha village under Sakra police station area of Muzaffarpur district.
“The district administration has paid Rs4 lakh ex gratia to the next of kin of each deceased,” he added.
Paswan said the bus was carrying more than 60 passengers, who were coming from Motihari after attending a marriage function.
They were to reach Gaighat in Muzaffarpur.
“However, it had to stop roadside after its tyre punctured.
A truck coming from behind rammed into the bus, killing four of its passengers on the spot,” he said.
Paswan said the truck was loaded with potatoes and it’s driver and co-driver fled leaving behind the vehicle.
The injured were rushed to a hospital and were stable.

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