PATNA: Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a mini-van and a truck on the outskirts of Patna on Saturday, police said.
The accident took place in the early hours in Shahjahanpur near the Patna-Nalanda border, they said.
Among the deceased were seven women, they added.
The injured were admitted to a nearby government hospital, said SP (Rural) Vikram Singh.
"The driver of the truck managed to flee from the spot," he said.