At Least 12 Die In Bihar As Speeding Truck Ploughs Into A Religious Procession

In the state, a speeding truck ploughed into a religious procession on Sunday ▨night, killing at least 12 people, including women and children.

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Updated on: 21 November 2022 1:48 am

At Least 12 Die In Bihar As Speeding Trꦅuck Ploughs Into A Religious Procession

At Least 12 D🌳ie In Bihar As Speeding Truck Ploughs Into A Reli🍸gious Procession

At least 12 people, including women a🗹nd children, were killed on Sunday night when a speeding truck ploughed into a religious procession in the state, official🧸s said.

The incident took place ar🌠ound 9 P.M. in Vaishali district, about 30 km from the state capi💫tal, and local RJD MLA Mukesh Roushan, who had rushed to the spot, said "12 people died. Nine of them were killed on the spot. Three others succumbed to injuries while being rushed to a hospital".

Vaishali Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar said, "At least four of the deceased are children. The truck driver, whom we are trying to pull out of the mangled vehicle, may also have died".