<p>Eight people died and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tractor in Bihar's Katihar district, police said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The car passengers were returning from a wedding function when the accident took place Sameli block office on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, they said, adding that efforts are on to identify the victims.</p>
<p>"At least eight persons, all men, died and two others were injured when an SUV in which they were travelling collided head-on with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the NH-31 near the Sameli block office," Katihar SP Vaibhav Sharma told PTI.</p>
<p>Police immediately reached the spot and rushed the victims to the nearest government hospital where eight were declared brought dead, the police said.</p>
<p>The two injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital, they said.</p>
<p>According to locals, the victims are residents of Supaul, the SP said, adding that it is believed that all victims were travelling in the SUV.</p>
<p>The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and further investigation is underway, he said.</p>
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The two injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital, they said.

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