One die, 24 injured in a road accident

A woman was killed and 24 others were injured when a bus in which they were travelling was hit by a truck near Durgapur Chowk under Bhabanipur police station in Bihar's Purnia district today.

The incident occured when the driver of a speeding truck lost his control over the vehicle and dashed against a bus coming from opposite direction this morning, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarter), R K Sah said

He said a woman identified as Rekha Devi died on the spot and 24 others were injured.

The driver of the truck managed to flee from the spot, the DSP said.