Patna, Nov 10 — A newly married couple was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle in Sidhwaliya village, under the jurisdiction of Mohammadpur police station in Bihar's Gopalganj district, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Akshay Ram and his wife, Pushpa Devi, both residents of Sidhwaliya village. The accident occurred on Monday night when the couple was travelling on a motorcycle after leaving home for some work.
According to preliminary information, an unidentified vehicle struck their motorcycle with such force that both died on the spot. The collision triggered panic in the area, and local residents rushed to the scene.
After receiving information, police reached the spot, took custody of the bodies and sent them to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
The couple's family members also arrived at the scene after being informed about the accident. Their deaths have plunged the family and the village into mourning.
Akshay and Pushpa had married in November 2025 and had been together for less than a year. Their deaths have left the family devastated.
Police have registered an investigation into the incident and are making efforts to identify the vehicle involved. The circumstances leading to the collision are also being examined.
In a separate road accident in neighbouring Siwan district, three young men were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Jhulapur village on Sunday night.
The accident occurred in the Mufassil police station area. Two victims died on the spot, while the third succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Sadar Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Mukesh Mahto and Golu Kumar, both residents of Rasulpur village in Siwan, and Sanish Kumar, a resident of Sanah Mathiya village under the Manjhagarh police station area of Gopalganj.
According to reports, Mukesh and Golu were returning from Siwan with their friend Abhishek when their motorcycle collided with another bike approaching from the opposite direction.
Sanish and another person were travelling on the second motorcycle.