Patna: Four people, including a woman and her nine-month-old daughter, died and two others sustained injuries after a speeding vehicle rammed into an auto near Paharpur village under Garkha police station area in Saran district late on Tuesday night.According to police, the deceased were identified as Ashish Kumar alias Jeetu (24), the auto driver, his maternal cousin Aman Kumar (20), Anu Kumari (26), and her nine-month-old daughter. Ashish and Aman were residents of Katra Baradari in Chhapra town, while Anu hailed from Pure Chhapra village under Parsa police station.Anu’s husband, Vishal Kumar, and another girl sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.Police said Ashish was ferrying passengers from Chhapra railway station towards Sonho when an unidentified vehicle hit the autorickshaw near Matkhaoua on NH-722. The impact mangled the three-wheeler, trapping some occupants inside.Local residents rushed to the spot and helped rescue the victims. The driver of the offending vehicle fled after the accident.Garkha police station SHO Subhash Kumar Singh said two victims were declared dead at the hospital, while Anu Kumari and her infant daughter later succumbed to their injuries during treatment. “Police are trying to identify the vehicle and its driver. Further investigation is underway,” Singh said.
