Four killed, three injured in Katihar road accident

KATIHAR: Four persons were killed and three others seriously injured when a truck collided with a car and then rammed into a tea stall in Katihar district on the wee hours of Monday.
The accident took place when the urea-laden truck hit the car coming from the opposite direction on NH-31 and then rammed into the roadside stall, Kursela police station SHO Chittaranjan Kumar said.
The truck was on its way to Purnia, while the car was proceeding to Khagaria when the incident occurred near the State Bank of India at Kursela Chowk. Two persons of a family, who were travelling in the car, died on the spot while two others of the same family were injured, said the SHO.