Begusarai: A routine journey home after a day of official duty ended in tragedy when three station house officers (SHOs) of Bihar Police and a private driver were killed in a road accident in Begusarai in the early hours of Friday.
Details of the Accident
The officers, posted at different police stations in Madhepura district, were returning from Patna after attending a one-day special workshop when the SUV carrying them rammed into a stranded truck on NH-31 near Bakhadda village under the Sahebpur Kamal police station area.
The deceased were identified as Ratwara SHO Sajan Paswan, Aarar SHO Gyanendra Amrendra, Belari SHO Niraj Kumar and driver Jyotish Kumar. Sajan and Niraj were 2018-batch sub-inspectors from Rohtas and Kaimur districts respectively, while Gyanendra was a 2009-batch officer from Manihari in Katihar district. Jyotish was a resident of Madhepura district.
Police Investigation
Begusarai SP Manish said the accident took place between 12:30 am and 1 am. "The bodies of the cops were sent to Madhepura after following due legal procedures and protocols. As per preliminary investigation, the accident took place due to loss of control of the vehicle. However, further investigation will only confirm the exact cause of the incident," he said, adding that both the truck and the SUV had been seized.
Eyewitness Accounts
Residents said the impact was so powerful that more than half of the SUV ended up beneath the rear of the truck. "We heard a loud thud before rushing out to see what had happened. The crash was so severe that more than half of the car had got under the rear of the truck," said a local.
Police said the vehicle was mangled beyond recognition and a crane had to be brought in to pull it out from beneath the truck. It took more than an hour to recover the occupants trapped inside. Sajan was still alive when rescuers reached him and was rushed to the local sadar hospital. However, he later succumbed to his injuries. The front portion of the SUV was crushed up to the steering wheel, while the roof, doors and rear section were extensively damaged.
Government Response
CM Samrat Choudhary expressed grief over the tragedy. In a message on X, Samrat described the incident as deeply moving and said the government stood with the bereaved families in this difficult hour.
