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17 killed, 23 injured in separate road accidents in Bihar

Patna, Feb 13 (UNI) As many as 17 people were killed and 23 others injured in separate road accidents in Rohtash and Gaya district this morning. While 11 people were killed and 20 others were injured in Rohtash district, six people were killed and three injured in Gaya. Reports from Sasaram, the district headquarters of Rohtash, said a tractor carrying the pilgrims collided with a truck on NH-2 near Auwan village under Shivsagar police station area killing 11 people. All the injured have been admitted to a local hospital and the bodies sent for post-mortem, police informed. The victims, all natives of Jagdispur police station area in Bhojpur district, were returning after paying obeisance at a temple in Rohtash on the occasion of Basant panchmi. Reports from Gaya said, a car collided with a truck at Maneni village under Wazirganj police station area killing all the six occupants of the car. Three people sustained injuries in the incident. The victims, natives of Pakbribarama police station area in Nawada district, were returning from a function in Gaya. UNI KKS PY SB 1022
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