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Bihar bus crash kills 5 at child’s naming ceremony
In Bettiah, Bihar, five people were killed and over a dozen injured when a runaway bus ploughed into an orchestra performance at a child's naming ceremony on Friday night. The event was…
In Bettiah, Bihar, five people were killed and over a dozen injured when a runaway bus ploughed into an orchestra performance at a child's naming ceremony on Friday night. The event was being held at Devendra Dubey's home in Bankatwa village, under Lauria police station limits.
The bus, travelling from Gorakhpur to Bettiah, swerved to avoid a collision with a speeding truck, lost control and rammed into the roadside gathering. The deceased include Bahadur Mahto, Sanjay Kumar, Bhola Dubey, Devendra Dubey, and Chhangu Ram. Devendra Dubey was the host whose child's ceremony was being celebrated.
Angry locals vandalised the bus and truck. Police from Narkatiaganj reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Injured were taken to Bettiah's GMCH. A probe has been ordered into the cause of the accident.
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Road accidents during roadside festivities are common in rural Bihar, where narrow state highways often lack barriers separating traffic from village events. The key legal questions will centre on driver negligence and whether the bus operator followed safety norms. Under the Motor Vehicles Act, the bus owner can be held vicariously liable, and compensation for each death under the third-party insurance cover is typically Rs 2 lakh under the Solatium Fund scheme, though civil claims can run higher. Watch for the arrest of the bus driver and the filing of chargesheet by Lauria police in the coming weeks.
Source: aajtak.in
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