According to information received, all the deceased were residents of Kheria village. It is being said that he left Katihar station to go somewhere. No information is yet available about where they were going in the auto. Meanwhile, he met with an accident on NH 81 at Dighri. On getting information about the incident, the local police station reached the spot with a team and seized all the dead bodies and shifted them to the hospital for post-mortem. At the same time, local people enraged by this incident have set fire and blocked the highway. A large number of police forces are present at the scene.
SDPO also reached the spot after getting information about the incident. He tried to convince people when the highway was jammed. Local people blocked the road demanding compensation. At present people are not ready to move from the place. On the other hand, the family members of the deceased said that all the deceased belonged to the family of Pankaj Thakur, a resident of Kheria, who works as a panchayat secretary. All the family members were going to Katihar in an auto from Kheria to catch the train.
Eyewitnesses said the out-of-control truck rammed the auto coming from Kheria in front of Dighri petrol pump and Gera went towards Bari. The dead bodies were lying on the Katihar Gerbari main road. As soon as the incident was reported, a crowd of villagers gathered in front of the petrol pump. The main road was blocked by villagers setting fire to it. Kotha police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
