BUXAR/ARA, Feb. 1 -- At least 10 people were killed in two road mishaps in Patna and Buxar districts on Sunday, police said, adding about half a dozen others got injured in the accidents.

About 2 am on Sunday, an auto-rickshaw going towards Ara collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction near Lekhantola bridge under Bihta police station. In the incident, five people died on the spot while one died during treatment. Two others were under treatment. Dial 112 and local police reached the spot and sent the injured to hospital, police added.

The victims were returning to Ara after attending 'Urs' at Maner Dargah. They were identified as Md Guddu (35), Md Imtiyaj alias Bullet (32), Md Sahjad (26) and his wife Najni Khatoon (21), ...