11 killed in West Bengal bus accident
11 April 2015 6:00 AM IST
Eleven people, including two children, were killed, while many were injured when their bus overturned on the Burdwan-Katwa road on Friday.
The bus was carrying 70 people. The accident took place in the Dewandighi area, 2 km from Burdwan, a police official said.
The exact number of injured persons was yet to be ascertained, he said.
People of Khudkuri village were proceeding to Mayapur in Nadia district in three buses and the vehicles were overtaking each other when the mishap took place, he said.
On hearing cries for help, locals rushed to the area and tried to rescue the trapped passengers by pulling the overturned bus with the help of tractors. The villagers and the police rushed the trapped people to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital where 11 passengers, were declared “brought dead”.
The bus was carrying 70 people. The accident took place in the Dewandighi area, 2 km from Burdwan, a police official said.
The exact number of injured persons was yet to be ascertained, he said.
People of Khudkuri village were proceeding to Mayapur in Nadia district in three buses and the vehicles were overtaking each other when the mishap took place, he said.
On hearing cries for help, locals rushed to the area and tried to rescue the trapped passengers by pulling the overturned bus with the help of tractors. The villagers and the police rushed the trapped people to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital where 11 passengers, were declared “brought dead”.
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