The family members had gone to attend the last rites of Geeta Devi, the sister of senior Haryana police officer OP Singh and were returning from Patna. Singh is the brother-in-law of the late actor
The accident took place when the vehicle they (family members) were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway No 333. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
In a shocking incident, at least five members of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's extended family died in a road accident in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Tuesday. The accident took place when the vehicle they (family members) were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway No 333.
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They had gone to attend the last rites of Geeta Devi, the sister of senior Haryana police officer OP Singh and were returning from Patna. Singh is the brother-in-law of the late actor.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, Lakhisarai superintendent of police (SP) Sushil Kumar said, “It was a massive collision between a truck and a Sumo (an SUV) in which ten persons were returning from Patna. Six persons including the driver of the Sumo were killed on the spot while four injured have been shifted to the hospital in critical condition."
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The family members had gone to attend the last rites of Geeta Devi, the sister of senior Haryana police officer OP Singh and were returning from Patna. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
The deceased have been identified as Laljit Singh (brother-in-law of OP Singh), his two sons Amit Shekhar alias Nemani Singh and Ram Chandra Singh. The others were identified as Baby Devi, Anita Devi and the driver Preetam Kumar. The driver's (Kumar) relationship with the family is yet to be ascertained.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Lakhisarai hospital for post-mortem. On the other hand, the injured have been identified as Balmukund Singh and Dil Khush Singh, Balmiki Singh and Tonu Singh. Balmukund and Dil Khush have been sent to Patna while Balmiki and Tonu have been admitted at Lakhisarai district hospital.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Lakhisarai hospital for post-mortem. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
It is to be noted, Sushant Singh Rajput died on June 14, 2020, by allegedly killing himself in Mumbai.
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