Firefighters trying to put out a fire in a truck.
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A truck crushed two youths riding a motorcycle on the bypass near Beur Mor in Patna. Both the youths were injured in this accident. Angry people set the truck on fire. After the incident, fire brigade police reached the spot and controlled the fire. The injured youth have been identified as Rahul Kumar and Mantosh Kumar, sons of Line Hotel operator Amar Rai, residents of Saristabad in Gardanibagh police station area.
The accident happened while returning home after closing the shop
Regarding the incident, local people say that both brothers Rahul and Mantosh were returning to their home after closing the hotel on a bike together. only then
Got hit by a speeding truck on the bypass. People say that even after the accident, the driver did not stop the truck and the bike got stuck in the truck and kept rubbing on the road for about 100 meters. When people raised an alarm, the driver stopped the truck and ran away leaving the truck along with the co-driver. In this incident, Rahul’s leg got amputated and remained on the road. People hurriedly took both the brothers to the hospital, where the condition of both is critical.
Angry mob set the truck on fire
The angry mob set the truck on fire. Not only this, the cylinder kept in the truck for cooking food was also opened, due to which the fire flared up further. As soon as the information about the incident was received, Gardnibagh police station, Beur police station and traffic police along with the fire brigade also reached the spot and after a lot of effort the fire was brought under control. The angry people demanded that the government should provide free treatment to both the brothers. Police say that the driver and assistant driver are being searched.