5 killed as car ploughs into crowd near bihar temple
Patna, Aug. 27 -- At least five people died and another was injured after a car ran over them in Bihar's Supaul district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening near the Bajrangbali temple on the Supaul-Pipra main road where a group of villagers had gathered for rituals on the occasion of 'Jhoolan' festival, police said.
"Around 8pm on Tuesday, a speeding vehicle ran over six people who were standing along the road near the temple. Five of them died, while one is undergoing treatment at a medical facility," Pipra Station House Officer (SHO) Kishore Kumar said.
The SHO said the driver of the car fled, and a search is on to trace him.
Meanwhile, enraged locals briefly blocked the Supaul-Pipra main road to protest against the incident, but they were later pacified by senior officials, including Supaul Sadar SDO Manohar Kumar Sahu and SDPO Rajiv Ranjan, police said....
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