In Bihar, 15 persons were killed and 25 others injured in two separate incidents. In Aurangabad and Nawada districts, nine persons were killed and five injured due to lightening. On the other hand, six persons were killed in a bus accident in Sitamarhi district. Air Patna correspondent reports that the bus carrying more than 70 passengers when it fell into a ditch after the driver lost control near Kunwari Chowk under Bathnaha police station. The ill-fated bus on its way to Sonbarsa from Sitamarhi.