Patna: Four people were killed after their car rammed into a parked truck at Ratanpur village under the Motipur police station area in Muzaffarpur district on Sunday. All four occupants died on the spot while a biker was injured and admitted to hospital.The victims were identified as Krishna Kumar, 35, Sonu Kumar, 25, Mantosh Kumar, 20, and Gunjan Kumar, 25. Police said the car first hit a motorcycle before crashing into a container truck stationed on the roadside.Muzaffarpur rural superintendent of police Rajesh Singh Prabhakar said, “The car was coming from the Motihari side. It first hit a bike and was speeding away when the driver lost control and crashed into a container truck parked on the roadside. The collision was so severe that the car was completely mangled. The bike rider was injured and rushed to hospital.”A crowd gathered after the crash and blocked the road. Police reached the spot on information, carried out rescue work and later pacified the protesters. The bodies were sent to Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), Muzaffarpur, for postmortem.Family members said the group had gone to Baruraj, where Mantosh’s house is under construction, to lay the foundation and were returning when the accident occurred.Gunjan’s brother Gaurav Kumar said all four were close friends and that Gunjan and Mantosh jointly owned the car, which they used for rental purposes.Prabhakar said, “Prima facie, overspeeding is the reason behind the accident. The container truck driver and helper fled from the spot after the accident.”CM Samrat Choudhary termed the incident “very tragic” and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of teh kin of teh victims.
