Patna: Four people, including a woman, were killed in two separate road accidents in Patna district on Tuesday morning.Two electricians, Amresh Kumar (31) and Manjay Kumar (25), died after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle near Chhoti Pahadi on the four-lane road in Patna City under Bypass police station. Both were run over by the truck after being thrown onto the road. They were taken to Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH), where doctors declared them dead on arrival.Amresh, a resident of Haripur, and Manjay, from Asarganj in Munger district, worked in private firms and lived in rented accommodation in Mithapur, Patna. Traffic police station incharge Neeraj Kumar Thakur said the truck was seized after its driver fled. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, and the families were informed.In another accident, a speeding lorry collided with an autorickshaw near Simra village under Janipur police station, killing two occupants, including a woman. The impact sent the lorry plunging into a roadside canal.SHO of Janipur police station Sagar Kumar said the victims were identified as Vijay Singh, son of Khaderan Singh, an auto driver from Hadsar village under Bikram police station and Swati Kumari (15).Police and locals launched rescue operations after the collision. Two JCB machines and two cranes were deployed to retrieve the lorry, which was pulled out after several hours. The bodies were sent to AIIMS for postmortem examinations.
