Locals vandalised the hospital saying it did not give immediate medical care to the severely injured children.
Six children were killed in a road accident in Siwan district of Bihar on Monday after their auto-rickshaw overturned and collided with a van, Zee News reports. The driver too was killed in the accident and eight others were injured.
The accident happened near Shahbazchak village. A mob gathered at Siwan Sadar Hospital as the injured persons including students were being brought there for treatment. They got angry after noticing that a few doctors were absent from duty, and the medical facilities were not up to mark, the ASP said.
Sensing the gravity of the situation, the lone doctor on duty there tried to admit the injured in private hospitals there, but they refused. The seriously injured persons were then referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH). "Angry over the scenario, the mob went on a rampage and torched beds, furniture, vehicles inside the Sadar Hospital premises. They also broke the doors and windows of the buildings. Our forces rushed there and controlled the situation," Siwan Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ashok Sinha added. Altogether nine vehicles including an ambulance, two cars belonging to doctors and government vehicles were burnt by the mob, he said.
Giving details of the accident, the ASP said "The auto-rickshaw was mainly carrying school students from Barharia to Siwan town, while the pickup van was coming from Siwan. Both the vehicles collided at high speed. Two persons were killed on the spot, while the rest died on their way to Patna after being referred there for better medical treatment."
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Senior administrative officials are camping at the hospital. The ASP said that four accident victims have been identified as Shailesh Kumar Gupta, Manu Gupta, Pappu Khan and Sajid Ali. The deceased belong to Rampur and Murgi Tola villages under Barharia police station.
Among the eight injured, most of them are stated to be in serious condition, he said.
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