Investigation Launched After High‑Speed Scorpion Taxi Plows Into Crowd Leaving Six Critical

Authorities in Patna have launched a formal inquiry into a disastrous crash that occurred on the Atal Path on Sunday night. A Scorpion‑branded auto‑rickshaw, traveling at an excessive speed, rammed into a group of people returning from a Durga Puja ceremony. The impact injured more than ten individuals, with six reported to be in a fragile state and two placed on ventilators. The driver’s erratic driving and alleged consumption of alcohol have become focal points of the probe. The vehicle, which displayed a JD U flag, was seized at the crash site, and an FIR has been filed against an unidentified suspect pending further evidence.