Bettiah, Oct 11 (PTI) Two children died and over a dozen people were injured after an iron pole on a truck touched a high-voltage wire during a religious procession in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Sunday, an official said.
The incident occurred between Khatauri and Jula Chhapra villages in Ramnagar police station area of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Neeraj Kumar and Sarvesh Kumar, aged around eight years.
“An iron flagpole was being carried by a boy atop a tractor trolley during the ‘Navratri Kalash Yatra’ when the pole touched a high-voltage wire, causing electric current to spread through the iron structure. Two boys died and over a dozen people sitting were injured,” Ramnagar SHO Mahendra Kumar told PTI.
The procession had originated from the Bhairoganj police station area and was proceeding towards Khatauri, he said.
The injured were undergoing treatment at a medical facility in the district, police said. PTI SUK RBT
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