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Bihar: 5 Killed, 2 Injured as Speeding Bus Ploughs Into Crowd Watching Orchestra

Summary by Hindustan Times
Five people were killed and two injured after a speeding bus allegedly ploughed into a crowd watching an orchestra programme at a village in Bihar’s West Champaran.

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Late Friday night, a speeding Shahi bus went out of control on the Bettiah-Lauria main road NH-727 in West Champaran and rammed into a crowd of people watching the orchestra at the Chhathihar festival on the roadside.

·India
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The man who had arranged for the orchestra for his son's sixth-day ceremony also died in the accident. This left the child without a father. The tragedy turned the family's celebration into mourning.

Five people died in an accident in Bettiah. Late Friday night, a speeding bus rammed into a roadside orchestra program in the Lauriya police station area, crushing those present. More than 12 people were injured in the accident. The incident occurred near Parau Tola Bankatwa on the Bettiah-Lauria main road. The deceased have been identified as Bahadur Mahato, Sanjay Kumar, Bhola Dubey, Devendra Dubey, and Changur Ram, residents of Bankatwa in th…

·Bhopal, India
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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