Katihar, Nov 13 Three people, including two women, were killed and three others injured when a car carrying devotees to the Ganga for a holy dip ahead of Chhath Puja rammed into a stationary truck in Bihar’s Katihar district on Friday morning, police said.
The accident took place between 5.30 am and 6 am near Narayanpur Kutubpur on the Manihari-Katihar four-lane road, under Manihari police station limits.
The deceased have been identified as Shambhu Singh (66), his wife Usha Singh (64) and their neighbour Manju Rani Saha (65), all residents of Baigna locality within Katihar town police station limits.
“The victims were travelling to Manihari to take a holy dip in the Ganga ahead of the Chhath festival when their vehicle crashed into the rear of a truck parked on the roadside following a reported technical snag,” Manihari SHO Santosh Kumar Jha said.
The impact was so severe that the front portion of the car was badly mangled, trapping the occupants inside, he said.
Police personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation with the help of locals.
The bodies were sent to Katihar Sadar Hospital, while the injured were admitted to Manihari Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment, officials said.
The injured include the driver and a girl, police said, adding that investigation was underway to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to the death.
(PTI News)
