Darbhanga, Nov 11: Three minor boys were killed and another was critically injured after an unidentified truck rammed their motorcycle near Bazar Samiti Chowk on National Highway 27 in Bihar's Darbhanga district early on Wednesday morning, IANS reported. The accident took place in the Mabbi police station area.

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According to reports, the four friends had attended a religious gathering in the Bakarganj area on Tuesday night and set out for home on a single motorcycle at around 4 am on Wednesday. Near Bazar Samiti Chowk, about eight kilometres from their locality, a speeding truck travelling on the Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur road allegedly hit the motorcycle, running over all four riders.

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Three of the boys, aged 15, 15 and 16, died in the accident. The fourth boy, also 16, was critically injured and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital near Delhi Mor in Darbhanga. The boys were residents of the Laheriasarai police station area. The truck driver fled the scene immediately after the collision.

Source: Nation Press

Family members said they received information about the accident at around 5:30 am and were asked to reach Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The deaths triggered tension at the hospital, where a large number of relatives and local residents gathered, and police personnel from the Mabbi, Vishwavidyalaya, Benta, Kotwali, Laheriasarai and Sadar police stations were deployed as a precaution.

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As of Wednesday morning, neither the truck nor its driver had been traced. Family members demanded an impartial investigation, recovery of the vehicle and the immediate arrest of the driver, Nation Press reported.

Source: Nation Press