Bhagalpur/ Motihari/ Darbhanga, Nov 7 A medical student was killed after his senior’s car allegedly rammed into his scooter in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district in the early hours of Friday, police said.
The victim, identified as Rupesh Soni, was initially taken to Mayaganj Hospital before being referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, they said.
Soni was a 2023-batch MBBS student of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH), while the accused was a post-graduate student, they added.
Police said the accused, identified as Gaurav of Thumkunta in Telangana, was driving under the influence of alcohol. He tried to flee following the accident that happened at Tilkamanjhi Chowk, but a police patrol van caught him.
A female postgraduate student accompanying the accused in the car, however, managed to leave the spot, they said.
Following Soni’s death, his classmates met JLNMCH Principal Sandeep Lal and demanded the immediate expulsion of the accused.
Lal assured the students that strict action would be taken based on the police investigation.
In East Champaran district, a 15-year-old girl was crushed to death by a truck while cycling to her coaching centre.
The accident happened on the Chakia-Kesariya road in the Kalyanpur police station area around 7.30 am, police said.
Kajal Kumari of Kaithwalia village, died on the spot. The driver abandoned the abandoned the truck and fled, they said.
Following the accident, locals blocked the road for around 45 minutes.
In Darbhanga, a 20-year-old man was killed and another seriously injured after a speeding bus hit their motorcycle. The accident happened near Sisouni Mor on State Highway 56 in the Biraul police station area.
The two were returning to Mahmuda village after purchasing Diwali items from Supaul Bazaar when the Darbhanga-Kesaria bus allegedly hit their motorcycle while attempting to overtake it, police said.
The deceased was identified as Shivam Kumar, while the injured, Durgesh Pandit, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
Angry locals vandalised the bus and blocked the Darbhanga-Kusheshwarsthan road for nearly three hours after the accident.
Biraul SDPO Prabhakar Tiwari said a search is on for the bus driver who fled.
“Efforts will also be made to ensure government compensation for the victim’s family,” he said.
(PTI News)
