Official's car runs over four in Bihar, two dead

Updated: Nov 21 2023 1:17PM

Madhubani (Bihar), Nov 21 (PTI) Two persons were killed and two others received serious injuries upon being hit by a car belonging to a senior government official in Bihar on Tuesday, police said.

The accident took place on National Highway 57 in Phulparas area of Madhubani district where the official car of the district magistrate of adjoining Madhepura crashed into a roadside railing after knocking down four people.

"It is not immediately known whether the Madhepura DM was inside the car, the occupants of which fled the spot abandoning the vehicle. Apparently, the car was heading towards Darbhanga," Madhubani Superintendent of Police Sushil Kumar told PTI-Bhasha over the phone.