2 killed after speeding truck overturns in Bihar’s Samastipur
Patna: Two persons travelling on a motorcycle were killed after a speeding truck overturned and fell on them in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Thursday, the police said.
Following the accident the locals set the truck on fire and also damaged a police van as well.
The accident took place at Dalsinghsarai block on NH-28.
The locals claimed that the truck laden with stone chips was travelling at a high speed and the driver of the vehicle lost control over it. As a result, the truck overturned and fell on the two persons travelling on the bike.
The driver and helper of the truck fled from the spot and left the vehicle.