Patna, Feb 10 || At least two people were killed after a speeding passenger bus collided head-on with a car near Lalu Chhapra Chowk in the Paru police station area of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Tuesday.
The horrific road accident turned the stretch of road into a scene of chaos and panic.
According to eyewitnesses, the passenger bus, reportedly moving at high speed, rammed into the oncoming car in the early morning hours.
The impact was so severe that the car was crushed, killing both occupants on the spot. The deafening sound of the collision was heard from a distance, drawing locals to the site within minutes.
Following the accident, the bus driver and co-driver fled the scene. The bus was on its way to Areraj-Bettiah when the accident occurred.
Local residents alleged that reckless speeding by the bus driver led to the fatal crash.
On receiving information, personnel from Paru police station reached the spot, cordoned off the area, and took both bodies into custody before sending them for post-mortem examination.