New Delhi, April 11 -- At least 13 people were killed and 30 others were injured following a collision involving a bus, a truck, and a pickup van in Bihar's Katihar district on Saturday evening, police said.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of each the deceased, and Rs.50,000 to each injured.

The accident took place on NH-31 in Kodha block of Katihar, SP Shikhar Choudhary told reporters.

Initially, it was reported that seven people died in the accident - later, six of the injured succumbed during treatment - adding to the death toll.

According to a statement issued by the district police, all the injured people have been taken to the nearest government hospital in Purnea.

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