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Eight Devotees Killed, Five Injured in Patna Truck-Auto Hit-and-Run

Police launch a CCTV-led search for the fleeing driver, with an FIR to follow upon family complaints.

The head-on collision took place between a truck and an auto-rickshaw on the Daniyawan-Hilsa State Highway-4 in Bihar’s Patna district.
The injured were admitted to a nearby government hospital, police said.
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Overview

  • The collision occurred around 6 a.m. near the Shahjahanpur railway halt in Patna district.
  • The auto-rickshaw carried devotees from Malama village in Nalanda district heading to Fatuha to bathe in the Ganga.
  • Five seriously injured were stabilized at a nearby facility before referral to Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna.
  • Eyewitnesses reported the truck driver fled the scene, prompting a search that includes highway CCTV review.
  • Police prioritized rescue operations and victim identification, with notifications to families underway.