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One dead, three injured in truck-bike collision

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Press Trust of India Siwan
One person died on the spot while three others were injured in a collision between a truck and a speeding motorcycle in Siwan district of Bihar today, police said.

The cleaner of the truck died on the spot while the driver and two persons on the motorcycle were seriously injured, police said adding that the injured were rushed to hospital.

The incident occurred on Siwan-Malmalia State Highway near Matuk Chapra village under Siwan Town police station, sources said.

The truck driver tried to swerve the vehicle when he realised that the motorcycle was about to dash against it. As a result, the vehicle lost balance and overturned, sources said.
 

The body has been sent for postmortem.

The truck was coming to Siwan. The dead was yet to be identified.

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First Published: Aug 12 2014 | 12:55 PM IST

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