In Bihar, nine people died in a road accident when a private vehicle in which they were travelling fell into roadside pond near  Kanjia village in Purnea district today. The deceased were returning to Kishanganj after participating marriage ceremony.<br />''<br />''Expressing grief over tragic accident, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of four lakh rupees each to the next of kins of the persons who lost their lives in the road accident.