Video: Crowd loots mangoes from overturned truck, ignores injured Bihar couple

A truck overturned and a couple was seriously injured in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. However, people who gathered at the spot started looting the mangoes spilled from the vehicle instead of helping the injured victims. The husband later died, while the wife is undergoing treatment.

A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows the truck lying overturned as people carry away loads of mangoes.

The accident took place on National Highway 27 when the pickup vehicle, loaded with mangoes, reportedly lost control and overturned.

According to police, 40-year-old Ajay Paswan was transporting mangoes from West Bengal to Muzaffarpur along with his wife, Santara Devi, when the accident occurred. Both sustained severe injuries in the crash.

However, instead of rushing to assist the injured couple, people gathered at the spot and began collecting and carrying away mangoes that had spilled onto the road while the victims lay unattended.

It was only after police arrived at the scene that the injured couple was shifted to a hospital. Ajay Paswan later succumbed to his injuries during treatment, while Santara Devi remains in critical condition and is undergoing treatment.

Senior police officer Rakesh Kumar confirmed that the vehicle carrying mangoes met with an accident near the area and that the injured couple was taken to a hospital by police personnel. He added that further investigation into the incident is underway.

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Input by Manibhushan Sharma in Muzaffarpur.