PHARAMA EMPLOYEE KILLED, 22 PASSENGERS INJURED

PHARAMA EMPLOYEE KILLED, 22 PASSENGERS INJURED

20-JUNE-ENG 4

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

SASARAM---------------------------A 'Rekha' bus, which had departed from Varanasi for Ranchi on Tuesday night, met with a road accident in the Aurangabad district of Bihar. The accident occurred early Tuesday morning near Paharchapi Bend under the Madanpur police station area on NH-19, when the bus rammed into the rear of a dumper truck engaged in road construction work. One pharma employee died in the accident, while 22 passengers were injured.

The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Babu Vivek Singh, a resident of Raja Talab in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. He worked for a pharmaceutical company and was traveling to Ranchi for official work alongside his colleague, Ashu Patel. Vivek Singh, who sustained critical injuries in the accident, was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. According to reports, the bus carrying Rekha departed from Varanasi for Ranchi around 9 PM on Monday. Around 2 AM on Tuesday, near Paharchapi Bend in the Madanpur police station area, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and the bus collided with a dumper truck moving ahead of it. The impact was so severe that the front section of the bus was completely wrecked.

Upon receiving news of the incident, local villagers rushed to the scene and initiated relief and rescue operations. The police subsequently arrived at the site. With the assistance of locals and the police, all the injured were extricated from the bus and sent to the Madanpur Community Health Centre and Sadar Hospital, Aurangabad.

The injured include several passengers, such as Manesh Gupta, Sanjay Ram, Manikesh Singh, Aman Mishra, and Dulari Devi—all residents of Varanasi. Most of the injured are reported to be from the urban areas of Varanasi, and they are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

Ashu Patel, an associate of the deceased, stated that the family of Vivek Singh has been informed about the incident. The police have taken possession of the body and initiated post-mortem proceedings.

Madanpur Station House Officer (SHO) Rajesh Kumar stated that the cause of the accident is being investigated. Traffic on NH-19 was also disrupted for some time following the accident.