Intense and blinding fog claimed lives of five farm workers in the wee hours on Sunday when the truck carrying them turned turtle and fell into a pond near village Sonbarsa under Tariyani police station in Sheohar district.
The deceased were identified as Devendra Rai, Naresh Sahni, Sanjay Ram, Manoj Ram and Vijay Sahni, all natives of village Sonbarsa and were in their 30s. They were returning from Mohania in Kairmur district after the end of paddy harvesting season. The truck was full of finished paddy, which they had received in lieu of wages. About 25 labourers were on the truck, when the accident took place. Nearly half part of the truck was submersed in the pond.
Sheohar DM Anil Kumar and SDPO SM Vakil Ahmad reached the spot soon after the accident and supervised the rescue operation with the help of officials and villagers. The bodies were sent to Sitamarhi for post-mortem and the six injured labourers were admitted to the primary health centre (PHC), Tariyani, where the doctors said that they were out of danger. Meanwhile, former union minister Raghunath Jha has demanded an inquiry into the incident and a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each and government job to the kin of the victims.
Sunday 6 January 2013
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