Patna: Two youths died and their friend was seriously injured when a speeding bus rammed into their motorcycle in Samastipur district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Kanhaiya Kumar (23), son of Bhubaneshwar Rai, and Mithun Kumar (22), son of Bechan Das. Both were residents of Akbarpur, ward no. 10, Kalyanpur, in Samastipur district. The injured youth, Rakesh, is undergoing treatment at sadar hospital.According to police, the three friends were returning home from a wedding feast in Pateli village, Ujiarpur, when the accident occurred on Samastipur-Rosera road near a fuel station in Jitwarpur Chauth. The bus allegedly hit their bike from behind, crushing the riders. After the accident, the bus driver fled, abandoning the vehicle.Locals rushed the three to the sadar hospital, where doctors declared Kanhaiya and Mithun dead. Condition of Rakesh remains serious, said the doctors.Ram Jeevan Rai, brother of the deceased Kanhaiya, said the accident took place when the three were returning home after taking part in a wedding feast.To protest the accident, people broke the windows of the bus and created a ruckus. Upon receiving the information, police from Mufussil police station arrived at the incident site and brought the situation under control.Mufussil SHO Ajit Kumar said, “The bodies were sent to the sadar hospital for postmortem. Police have seized the bus, registered a case and started a probe into the incident. Raids are underway to arrest the absconding driver,” he said.
