Five persons were killed and 50 others injured when a bus, carrying mostly brick kiln labourers, overturned and tumbled into a ditch in Nawada district in the early hours today. The condition of 12 passengers was serious. Most of the injured were labourers who were returning home due to closure of brink kilns in view of the monsoons, Kumar said. All the victims were residents of Budhaul Beldariya village under Town Police Station of Nawada district. The rest of the injured have been admitted to Rajauli sub-divisional hospital and Nawada Sadar hospital, he said.

Source: dna May 15, 2017 05:18 UTC