Daijiworld Media Network - Patna
Patna, Nov 11: Three minor boys were killed and another critically injured after an unidentified truck rammed into their motorcycle near Bazar Samiti Chowk on NH-27 in Bihar's Darbhanga district early Wednesday morning.
The four friends were returning home after attending a religious gathering when the accident occurred under the jurisdiction of Mabbi police station. The truck driver fled the scene following the collision.
The deceased have been identified as Farish (15), Md Istakhar (15) and Altaf Neyaz (16), all residents of Bakarganj Momin Tola under Laheriasarai police station. The injured boy, also aged 16, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital near Delhi Mor.
According to local residents, the four boys had attended a religious gathering at a mosque in Bakarganj on Tuesday night. At around 4 am on Wednesday, they set out for home on a single motorcycle.
The accident occurred near Bazar Samiti Chowk, around eight kilometres from their locality, when a speeding truck travelling along the Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur road allegedly hit the motorcycle and ran over all four occupants. Three boys died on the spot, while the fourth sustained critical injuries. Reports said none of them was wearing a helmet.
Md Aqeel, uncle of one of the deceased, said all four boys belonged to Bakarganj Momin Tola and were studying at a madrasa. Their families were unaware that they had taken a motorcycle out during the night.
He said the families received information about the accident around 5.30 am and were asked by the police to reach Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where they identified the victims.
Aqeel said the truck and its driver were yet to be identified. The bereaved families have demanded an impartial investigation, recovery of the vehicle and immediate arrest of the driver.
The incident triggered tension at DMCH, where a large number of family members and local residents gathered following the deaths.
Security was tightened around the hospital premises and the post-mortem facility to prevent any untoward incident. The bodies were brought to DMCH for post-mortem examinations.
Police personnel from Mabbi, Vishwavidyalaya, Benta, Kotwali, Laheriasarai and Sadar police stations were deployed at the hospital to maintain law and order.