5 Killed In Collision Between Autorickshaw, Truck In Bihar: Police

Hajipur (Bihar): Five people were killed and five others seriously injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in Vaishali district of Bihar on Monday, a police official said. All the victims were travelling in the autorickshaw. According to Vaishali police station SHO Pravin Kumar, two persons were killed on the spot while the remaining passengers were taken to a hospital where three others succumbed to injuries. All those who died, except the autorickshaw driver, were women. The occupants of the three-wheeler, including the driver, were all residents of Motipur in the adjoining Muzaffarpur district. The SHO said that the victims were heading for the “Budhiya Maiya” shrine near Hajipur, where Vaishali district is headquartered.