A bus conveying devotees to Patna for a holy bath collided with the divider at Taregna Math on the Patna-Gaya-Dobhi NH-22 and flipped, resulting in at least two fatalities and twenty-eight injuries. The event happened on Thursday night.

After receiving first assistance, two critically ill people were sent to PMCH in Patna and NMCCH in Gaya. The sub-divisional hospital provided care for the others, who had minor wounds.

The names of the dead devotees are Tulsi Yadav (53), son of the late Rambhajan Yadav, and Hridya Kumar (23), son of the late Laldhari Yadav from Wajidpur, Belaganj. The seriously wounded Kamlesh Kumar from Wajidpur was sent to PMCH, while Janardan Prasad’s son Niranjan Kumar was transferred to NMCCH in Gaya.

According to SDO Amit Kumar, the bus carrying 32 people was engaged in the collision. The driver who is evading capture is being sought. The bus has been taken by the cops. According to reports, the devotees left for Patna around 4 PM after reserving two buses from Wajidpur.

Passengers said the driver was intoxicated.

According to Madhesh Kumar of Chakand, Gaya, his party was taking two busses. From the beginning, the bus driver he was riding on was moving quickly. The driver stopped the vehicle and went to have a drink when the bus passed the other one and arrived close to Viranchi.

The second bus, meantime, passed them from behind. The driver accelerated after learning that the other bus had past when he got back from drinking. He thus lost control and collided with the divider. The motorist left the site of the collision.

Notably, alcohol is not allowed to be sold or consumed in Bihar, which is a dry state.

On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, people bathe in the Ganga.

In many Bihar towns, a sizable throng has assembled on the Ganga Ghats in honor of Kartik Purnima. This significant Hindu holiday is observed on the day of the Kartik month’s full moon.

People acquire virtue by bathing in the Ganges River. People engage in a number of religious rites on the day of Kartik Purnima, such as praying, swimming in the Ganges, and giving alms. This event is observed across India and is regarded as being very significant in Hinduism.