A bike went out of control and entered into the crowd of devotees carrying Durga idol in Padha village under Amarpatan police station. Half a dozen passengers were injured in this accident, who have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. According to the information received from the police, on Thursday night the villagers were going to the village with the idol from Amarpatan town, when a speeding bike rammed into the crowd on National Highway 30, injuring many devotees and creating chaos on the spot.
As soon as the news of the accident was received, the police team reached the spot with the highway ambulance and started rescue operations and immediately sent the injured to the hospital and started treatment. The victims include Nageshwar son of Shivbalak Saket, 60 years, Jagdish Saket, 50 years, Shobhanath Saket, Pyarelal Kol, Kalavati Yadav and Phoolmati Kol, along with bike rider Vipin son of Ramhit Vishwakarma, 29 years. Police have started investigating the incident.