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Nine workers were killed and over dozen injured in a road accident at Naugachia in Bhagalpur district of Bihar this morning. All those killed were travelling in the truck carrying iron pipes.
The bus was carrying migrant workers, 14 of whom sustained minor injuries. The accident occurred on NH-31 as the truck collided head-on with the bus coming from the opposite direction near Kharik. The truck fell into a ditch after hitting the bus. So far, nine bodies have been extracted.
They all died as the truck overturned and they were buried under the iron pipes. The identity cards of the dead men showed some of them belonged to East and West Champaran districts. The bus carrying migrated workers was going from Darbhanga to Banka.
These workers had come from Bengaluru to Darbhanga by Shramik Special train. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia of rupees four lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased worker. Mr Kumar has ordered free treatment to injured workers.
