Patna, (Bihar Times): Eight people, including six
children of Shishu Mandir, Bakhtiarpur, were killed
when the vehicle in which they were travelling
collided head on with a truck coming from opposite
direction near Wazirganj, a block-level township of
Gaya district. The injured were rushed to the Magadh
Medical College Hospital in Gaya town, which is some
25 kilometres from the spot.
The school-children had gone to Bodh Gaya on excursion
and were returning to Bakhtiarpur when their vehicle
hit the truck. Apart from school-children a
school-maid and another person were killed in the
mishap, which took place near Itwan village on
Gaya-Nawada road. Almost all the passengers in the
bus, including the teachers, received injuries. The
principal was also travelling on the bus.
The children were of Class-IV and V. Chief minister
Nitish Kumar who expressed deep shock announced an
ex-gratia payment of Rs one lakh to all the victims of
the accident. Bakhtiarpur, it needs to be mentioned,
is the home-town of the chief minister.
