Bihar tragedy: Nine students killed, 24 injured after vehicle rams into school building; Tejashwi Yadav blames BJP

In a shocking incident, nine students were killed and 24 other injured when a vehicle rammed into a school building in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.

According to a report in News 18, the incident occurred in Ahiyapur’s Jhapaha when scores of school children were waiting to cross the road and a speeding Bolero hit them.

The report added that three of the 24 students are stated to be in a critical condition.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced announces Rs 4 Lakh each as ex-gratia to the families of the deceased where 9 students were killed and 24 were injured after a vehicle.

Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav arrived at Shri Krishna Medical College And Hospital in Muzaffarpur to meet the injured & families of the deceased of the incident where a vehicle rammed into a school building leaving 9 students dead & 24 injured. pic.twitter.com/3VBza0uA2m

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Meanwhile, RJD MLA from Minapur, Munna Yadav, who rushed to the spot after the mishap, alleged that the driver of the vehicle was "definitely inebriated. There has been no control on consumption of alcohol despite the state government's claims of prohibition". 

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at Bihar CM Kumar and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi over the incident. "CM & Sushil Modi Ji are nowhere to be seen. Both of them are trying to shield the culprit. Where did the driver get the liquor from when there is a ban on liquor in state?" he asked.

Yadav also alleged that the vehicle belonged to the BJP. "We're being told the vehicle belongs to a BJP Gen Secy & the driver is absconding & admn has not been able to arrest him so far. Relatives of the deceased are saying that the vehicle has a BJP Board attached to it & people in it were intoxicated," he claimed.