Patna: Two teenage brothers died and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the SKMCH in Muzaffarpur, after a road accident near Yogwana turn under Bathnaha police station area of Sitamarhi district on Sunday.According to police, the three youths riding a motorcycle, were returning after purchasing fuel from a nearby fuel pump when their bike collided with a vehicle near Yogwana turn. The impact of the crash was severe, leaving the motorcycle badly damaged and throwing all the three riders on the road.The deceased have been identified as Shivam Kumar (16) and Alok Kumar (18), both sons of Suresh Bhagat and residents of Matiyar Kala village under Shahiyara police station area. The injured youth, Manjeet Kumar (17), was rushed to Sitamarhi Sadar Hospital. Doctors provided primary treatment to Manjeet before referring him to SKMCH in Muzaffarpur. He, however, passed away there.After receiving information about the accident, Bathnaha police reached the spot and sent the bodies to a govt hospital for postmortem. Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.Sadar (Sitamarhi) DSP-II, Ashish Anand said the vehicle involved in the accident has been seized and further legal action is underway.SHO Rupesh Kumar told TOI that the van overturned in a roadside ditch after the collision with the bike. “The driver, however, managed to escape after the accident. Police seized both the vehicles and investigation is underway,” he said.
