On Monday, a tragic accident occurred on National Highway 31 near Maniya Chatti, where a motorcycle lost control and overturned. Five-year-old Samiksha—daughter of Vimlesh Ram and niece of the rider, Kamlesh Ram—died on the spot. Kamlesh Ram, a resident of Bharauli (under the Narhi police station area in Ballia), sustained critical injuries and later passed away while undergoing treatment at the District Medical College Hospital.
Upon receiving news of the accident, the police arrived at the scene and secured the vehicles involved. Following legal procedures, the body of the young girl, Samiksha, was sent to the morgue, as was the body of Kamlesh Ram, who succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Kamlesh Ram had been traveling from the direction of Bhanwarkol toward his village, Bharauli, with his niece, Samiksha, as a pillion passenger. As the motorcycle reached Maniya Mirzabad Chatti, a monkey suddenly leaped from a tree onto Kamlesh Ram’s helmet. The impact caused the motorcycle to lose control and overturn on the road, where it was then struck by a four-wheeled vehicle coming from the opposite direction. Samiksha sustained severe injuries to her head and neck, resulting in her death at the scene. Kamlesh Ram also suffered critical injuries. Station House Officer (SHO) Rajiv Kumar Pandey, accompanied by his team, arrived at the site and, after completing the necessary legal formalities, arranged for Samiksha’s body to be sent to the morgue. Kamlesh Ram, who sustained injuries in the incident, was sent to the Community Health Centre in Muhammadabad; from there, doctors referred him to the District Medical College Hospital, where he subsequently passed away during treatment. The police have seized both the damaged motorcycle and the four-wheeled vehicle involved, and have taken the owner/driver—Mukesh Singh, a resident of Parnaur in Arrah, Bihar—into custody. Vimlesh Ram, the father of the deceased child, Samiksha, and the younger brother of Kamlesh, has alleged in his formal complaint that the vehicle was driven negligently.
Station House Officer (SHO) Rajiv Kumar Pandey confirmed the deaths of Samiksha (daughter of Vimlesh Ram) and Kamlesh Ram, stating that both bodies have been sent to the morgue. Following a complaint filed by Vimlesh Ram—the father of the deceased child, Samiksha, and the younger brother of the late Kamlesh Ram—a case has been registered against the vehicle and its owner, and further legal action is underway.
