Two incidents claimed five lives and left more than 15 injured in Bihar during Chhath Puja celebrations on Sunday. The deceased included two women and two children. A police official said one incident took place in the Hasanpur area of Samastipur district.

Hasanpur Police Station in-charge Chandrakant told IANS the devotees had gathered near a pond in Badgaon area where the wall of a temple collapsed over them, leaving three dead and 10 injured. The injured are undergoing treatment in hospital, he said.