Crime
13 killed, 30 injured in vehicle collision in Bihar’s Katihar
At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured following a collision involving a bus, a truck, and a pickup van in Bihar’s Katihar district on Saturday evening, a police officer said.
The accident took place at 6:30 pm on NH-31 in Kodha block of Katihar, Superintendent of Police Shikhar Choudhary told reporters.
SP Shikhar Choudhary says, “We have received reports of the death of 13 people… Prima facie, the bus driver lost control, causing the accident. We are registering an FIR of accident, the bus driver is also undergoing treatment and the legal action is being taken… The injured are undergoing treatment and post-mortem of the deceased is going on…”
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an exgratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each the deceased, and Rs 50,000 to each injured.
