Lakhisarai: Six persons, including five distant relatives of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, lost their lives after the SUV they were travelling in collided with a truck in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Tuesday.
Four others sustained injuries in the incident. The injured, who were initially admitted to a local hospital, were later shifted to the Patna Medical College Hospital.
The SUV was badly mangled due to the impact of the collision. The truck driver and helper, however, managed to flee.
"The accident occurred when the SUV driver lost control over his vehicle and hit the truck coming from the opposite direction near Pipara village early on Tuesday. The victims were returning from Patna to Jamui after the cremation of Haryana Additional Director General of Police O.P. Singh's sister. Singh is married to Sushant Singh's sister. Six people, including the driver, were killed in the incident," said Sushil Kumar, Superintendent of Police.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, the SP added.
The victims have been identified as Laljeet Singh, Nemani Singh, Amit Shankar alias Ram Chandra Singh, Sunita Devi, Anita Devi and driver Chetan Kumar. Two of the injured have been identified as Valmiki Singh and Prasad Kumar, said Halsi Circle Officer Vivek Kumar.
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