📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Neil Satyam
Crime
Bihar Road Accident: Father-Son Die En Route to Treatment, Highway Blocked
✍️ Amar Ujala · Gaya
🗓 30 Jun 2026, 09:46 AM
👁 1
A father and son traveling to Patna for medical treatment died in a road accident in Makhdumpur, Jehanabad. Agitated villagers blocked NH-22 for hours demanding compensation.
A tragic road accident in Jehanabad's Makhdumpur area has claimed the lives of a father and his son. The duo were on their way to Patna to seek medical treatment when their vehicle was struck by a speeding car.
Following the accident, local villagers, angered by the fatalities, staged a protest. They blocked National Highway 22 (NH-22) for several hours by placing the bodies on the road, demanding compensation for the deceased's family.
The highway blockade caused significant disruption for hours. The protest was eventually called off after assurances from the police authorities, though the specifics of the assurances were not detailed.
Following the accident, local villagers, angered by the fatalities, staged a protest. They blocked National Highway 22 (NH-22) for several hours by placing the bodies on the road, demanding compensation for the deceased's family.
The highway blockade caused significant disruption for hours. The protest was eventually called off after assurances from the police authorities, though the specifics of the assurances were not detailed.