States »EasPosted at: Apr 4 2021 7:12PM

Army Jawan among three killed in road accident

Katihar, Apr 04 (UNI) Three people including an Army Jawan were killed in a road mishap under the Pothi police outpost in Katihar district today
Police said here that an Army Jawan Adarsh Kumar was on way to his native village Matihani in Begusarai district, with bag and baggage loaded in a pickup van when a truck loaded with paddy hit the van on NH-31 near Bakhri Bahiyar. Driver Abdul Imran and cleaner Rajesh Kumar Pundit of the van were killed on the spot while jawan Adarsh sustained serious
injuries in the incident, police added.
" The injured Jawan was admitted to Sameli Primary Health Centre where he died during the treatment", police said adding that both the vehicles had been seized. The driver and cleaner of the truck managed to escape from the spot after the incident, police stated.
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