Five killed, several injured in Bihar's Champaran as bus ploughs into crowd attending cultural programme
"While trying to avert a head-on collision with a truck, the bus ploughed into a crowd attending a cultural event on the roadside, killing five men and injuring several others," Narkatiyaganj Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ajay Prakash Singh told PTI
At least five lives were lost and numerous individuals sustained injuries when a bus collided with a crowd gathered for a cultural event in Bihar's West Champaran district, according to police reports on Saturday (August 22, 2026). The tragic accident occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Friday (August 21) on Lauriya Marg in Parau Tola, under the control of Lauriya police station.
In an attempt to avoid a head-on collision with a truck, the bus careened into an assembly of onlookers, resulting in the death of five men and leaving several others injured, as reported by Narkatiyaganj Sub-divisional Police Officer Ajay Prakash Singh to PTI. The chaos caused by the incident triggered a stampede-like scenario at the event, Singh further explained.
The victims' bodies have been sent for autopsy, he added. Both the bus and the truck involved in the accident have been impounded, while their drivers hastily fled the scene, exploiting the confusion, Singh revealed. A manhunt is currently underway for the fleeing drivers.
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