In Bihar, five people died and four others were injured in a road accident this morning under the FCI police station area in Begusarai district.

Police said the accident occurred on National Highway- 31 near Ratan Chowk in Begusarai town when a car collided with an auto-rickshaw.

All the deceased were passengers of the auto-rickshaw, who were going to Begusarai from Hathidah junction. Four injured are undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Begusarai.