3 killed, 4 injured as bus collides with truck in Bihar's Kaimur

Three people were killed and four injured when the bus they were travelling in hit a truck at Mohania in Bihar's Kaimur district on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place at around 5 am, they said.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Mohania, Pradeep Kumar, told PTI, "An information was received that a bus has collided with a truck near Barhauni Seva Niketan on the Mohania road. A police team immediately reached the spot. Passengers travelling in the bus told police that the accident took place when their vehicle hit a parked truck. The bus was going from Gaya to Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh. While three persons died on the spot, four suffered injuries."

All injured were taken to the nearest government hospital and their condition is reported to be out of danger, he said, adding that the bodies had been sent for post-mortem.

The police were investigating the incident, the SDPO added.