Three members of a family died and six others were injured when a lorry rammed into the bullock cart in which they were travelling on a national highway at Sindigeri near here today, police said.
The injured have been admitted at a hospital, police said.
The victims died on the spot, they added.
On the directive of Muzaffarpur District Magistrate
Dharmendra Singh, Sub-Divisional Officer (East) Sunil Kumar announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of those killed in the accident.
The blockade put up by the locals on
Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi NH 77 was lifted following the announcement made by the district administration.
