Nine migrant labourers were killed on Tuesday when the truck carrying them overturned in an attempt to avert a head-on collision with a bus
Bhagalpur: Nine migrant labourers were killed on Tuesday when the truck carrying them overturned in an attempt to avert a head-on collision with a bus in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said.
The incident happened around 6 am on National Highway-31 near Ambho chowk, Naugachhia Superintendent of Police Nidhi Rani said.
AccidentThe workers had started their journey on bicycles six days ago from Kolkata and they might have boarded the truck somewhere en route, the officer said.
The driver and cleaner of the truck fled from the spot, she said.
Identities of some of the labourers have been ascertained from official documents, the officer said.
Some of the passengers of the bus received minor injuries and were administered first aid at a nearby hospital, the officer said.
