Buxar: Two people died and two others sustained serious injuries in separate road accidents near Barka Dhakaich village under Krishnabrahm police station area on Patna-Buxar NH-922 on Sunday.In the first accident, an unidentified middle-aged man was killed after being hit by a motorcycle, while the two youths riding the bike suffered serious injuries. In the second, a 65-year-old man was run over by a bus while crossing the highway.The first accident occurred early on Sunday when Raj Kumar (23), son of Dhurup Koiri, and Suraj Keshari (21), son of Vinod Keshari, both residents of Lalganj under Buxar Mufassil police station area were returning to their village from Ara on a motorcycle.Near Barka Dhakaich, their motorcycle hit a middle-aged man on the road. The man died on the spot, while Raj Kumar and Suraj sustained serious injuries.Police reached the spot and took the injured to Dumraon sub-divisional hospital. After initial treatment, Raj Kumar was referred to a trauma centre in Varanasi, while Suraj was shifted to Buxar sadar hospital for further treatment. Police are yet to establish the identity of the deceased.The second accident occurred around 11am when Lal Bihari Yadav (65), a resident of Chakani village under Simri police station area, was crossing the highway near Barka Dhakaich. A bus carrying a body to Buxar hit him, killing him on the spot. The driver fled with the vehicle.“Police examined CCTV footage from the area and identified the bus. Efforts are on to trace the driver and initiate legal action,” said Krishnabrahm SHO Chandan Kumar.He said both bodies had been sent for post-mortem. He said efforts were being made to identify the unidentified victim and trace the driver of the bus involved in the second accident.
