Six people, including five members of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s extended family, were reportedly killed in a road accident in Bihar on Tuesday, 16 November.
Their SUV reportedly collided with a truck on the National Highway 333 in the Lakhisarai district, according to the police, IANS reported.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, the Lakhisarai Superintendent of Police Sushil Kumar said, “It was a massive collision between a truck and a Sumo [an SUV] in which ten persons were returning from Patna. Six persons including the driver of the Sumo were killed on the spot while four injured have been shifted to hospital in critical condition."
The Times of India quoted officer Vivek Kumar saying, “The injured have already been taken to Sadar hospital where their condition is stated to be critical.” The truck driver and his helper reportedly fled from the scene.
Sushant’s family members were reportedly on their way back from Patna after attending the last rites of Geeta Devi, senior Haryana police officer OP Singh’s sister, police sources told IANS. OP Singh is married to Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister.
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