<p>Katihar: Eight people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tractor in Bihar's Katihar district in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.</p>.<p>The accident happened in the Sameli block when those in the car were returning home in Supaul from a wedding, they said.</p>.Govt notifies cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide.<p>"Eight persons, all men, died and two others were injured when their car collided head-on with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the NH-31 near the Sameli block office," SP Vaibhav Sharma told PTI.</p>.<p>Police immediately reached the spot and rushed the victims to the nearest government hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The two injured are undergoing treatment, he added.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the deaths.</p>.<p>"My heartfelt condolences to their family," he said, directing officials to ensure that both injured persons get proper treatment. </p>
<p>Katihar: Eight people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tractor in Bihar's Katihar district in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.</p>.<p>The accident happened in the Sameli block when those in the car were returning home in Supaul from a wedding, they said.</p>.Govt notifies cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide.<p>"Eight persons, all men, died and two others were injured when their car collided head-on with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the NH-31 near the Sameli block office," SP Vaibhav Sharma told PTI.</p>.<p>Police immediately reached the spot and rushed the victims to the nearest government hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The two injured are undergoing treatment, he added.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the deaths.</p>.<p>"My heartfelt condolences to their family," he said, directing officials to ensure that both injured persons get proper treatment. </p>