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Bihar: 15 killed, ten injured in separate road accidents

Patna, Feb 24 (UNI) Altogether 15 people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Bihar during the last 24 hours.
As per reports received here, nine people were killed in Patna, two each in Rohtas and Bhojpur while one each in Gopalganj and Saran districts.
In Patna, seven labourers were killed when an auto-rickshaw carrying them collided with a truck on the Mashhaurhi- Naubatpur road under the Mashhaurhi police station area on Sunday night. In another incident, two people were killed and one other injured when e-rickshaw carrying them collided with a truck under the Punpun police station area on Monday. The injured was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital.
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