Tej Pratap & Aishwarya Rai Wedding: 3 RJD Leaders Among 4 Dead in Road Accident While Returning From Marriage Function
It appears that the driver had dozed off behind the steering wheel, resulting in loss of control over the car, the SDPO said.
Araria, May 13: One day after the wedding of RJD Supremo and Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav, a tragic news has come for the party and families of three RJD leaders as three Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders were among the four killed in a road accident in Bihar's Araria district early today while they were returning from the wedding of party supremo Lalu Prasad's son, Tej Pratap Yadav, police said.
Their car was on its way to Kishanganj from Patna when it lost control, broke through the road divider and collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction in Simraha police station area around 6 am, a police officer said.
The deceased have been identified as Ikramul Haq Baghi, party activist and son of former state minister Islamuddin; Kishanganj district president Intekhab Alam; Dighalganj block president Pappu; and driver Sahil, said Manoj Kumar, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Forbesganj, Araria district.
"It appears that the driver had dozed off behind the steering wheel, resulting in loss of control over the car," the SDPO said.
All four occupants of the vehicle died on the spot and their bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, he added. It is a really unfortunate that a day after Tej Pratap's wedding and two days after Lalu Prasad Yadav returned home from jail on parole to attend his son's wedding, this incident has taken place. (With Agency Input)
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