Two young men were killed and a third was critically injured after a speeding trailer truck collided head-on with their motorcycle on National Highway-139 in Bihar's Aurangabad district late on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.

Source: IANS via hi INDiA

The accident took place near Chatra Mor, under the Mufassil police station area. The three were travelling to a relative's house to attend a meal organised after a goat sacrifice on the occasion of Govardhan Puja when the trailer truck hit their motorcycle.

The deceased were identified as Narendra Paswan, 18, and Pachu Kumar Paswan, 19, both residents of Gheura village under the Risiyap police station area. The injured youth, Sonu Kumar, 18, is undergoing treatment. The truck driver fled the spot along with the vehicle after the accident.

Allegation of delay in help

Local residents informed the Mufassil police station, and police personnel reached the spot and, with the help of villagers, shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. However, RJD leader Subodh Kumar and local villagers alleged that the police team that arrived through the '112' emergency response service waited for an ambulance instead of immediately taking the injured to hospital, and that Pachu lost a significant amount of blood during the delay. These are allegations by the leader and villagers; officials have not responded to them in the reports so far.

Villagers later blocked the highway demanding immediate compensation for the families of the deceased, disrupting traffic for some time. The blockade was called off after officials reached the spot and persuaded the protesters to clear the road.

According to the reports, four people have lost their lives in three separate road accidents on NH-139 in Aurangabad in the span of just 24 hours, raising fresh questions about road safety on the stretch. The RJD leader and residents said an all-party meeting would be convened after Chhath Puja, after which an indefinite blockade of NH-139 would be organised if no concrete solution is reached. Police said an investigation into the accident is underway.