Bihar: A major road accident has taken place in Sitamarhi of Bihar. In an accident between a truck and a rickshaw, 7 people have died while many people have been seriously injured. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. A family member of the deceased said that their son’s marriage was on Tuesday morning. Jan left back in the evening. At that time, a truck coming from Sitamarhi hit the rickshaw hard due to which seven people including the driver died on the spot. Also many people were seriously injured who have been shifted to hospital for treatment. The accident was so violent that the rickshaw was torn apart.
- Angry mobs set fire to the truck that hit the rickshaw
- Fire crews first reached the scene to extinguish the fire that was set on the ambulance truck
- In the accident, seven people including the driver died on the spot
Due to this incident, the angry people set fire to the truck which hit the rickshaw. The dead in the rickshaws included women and children. Locals said many people could have been saved if an ambulance had arrived on time. Many people have alleged that the firemen had reached the spot first to put out the fire set on the truck, due to which the angry people overturned the fire truck and drove it away. Out of anger, people have blocked the main road. Now the police have reached the spot.