Crowd after the road accident.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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Two youths died in a horrific road accident in Kishanganj. Both were returning home from the bike, during which a speeding truck crushed their bike. The accident was so gruesome that both died on the spot. Here, there was a stir in the area after the incident. There was a crowd of people around. Traffic remained disrupted for a long time near Miramani bridge on Kishanganj-Thakurganj main road.
police seized the truck
Here, as soon as the incident was reported, the police reached the spot and got involved in the investigation. Police took both the dead bodies in their custody and sent them to Sadar Hospital for postmortem. The police also seized the truck. OP in-charge Omprakash said that both the bike-riding youths died on the spot after being hit by a speeding truck. Raids are being conducted in search of the truck driver. Some people are being questioned. At present, the truck has been seized and brought to the police station. Owner has been informed. Further action is being taken in the matter.
Both were coming to Belbari from Chhattargach
The deceased have been identified as Mansoor Alam (26), a resident of Belbadi village and Ashfaq Alam (22), a resident of Rasia Panchayat. Relatives say that both were coming to Belbari from Chhattargach late on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the high speed truck crushed both of them. There is an appeal to the police to take this matter seriously and arrest the truck driver as soon as possible.