PATNA: Two persons from Kapurthala in Punjab died after after the multiutility vehicle (MUV) in which they were travelling fell into 20 feet deep roadside ditch on NH-57 near Hanuman Nagar at Benibad under Gaighat police station area in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. Police said the vehicle was mangled beyond recognition. The deceased were identified as Jageshwar Shah, 50, and Kapildev Kumar, 30.
ASI Mithilesh Jha said the accident took place around 6am. Jageshwar belonged to Mast Nagar at Narang Shahpur and Kapildev was a resident of street number 2 in New Mansadevi Nagar, both in Satnampura area in Phagwara town of Kapurthala district, Punjab.
Jha said there was a sharp turn near the accident site. “It seems Kapildev, who was driving the MUV, failed to see the turning or might have fallen asleep,” he said. He said Kapildev died on the spot and Jageshwar to Gaighat primary health centre.
The ASI said police managed to contact vehicle owner Balwindar Kaur in Kapurthala, who said Kapildev was his close friend and going to Purnia. “Balwindar said Kapildev was travelling to bring his wife and children to Kapurthala. Jageshwar’s purpose of travelling was still not clear,” he said. The ASI said the bodies have been preserved after postmortem.
