Seven killed, 22 injured in bus accident near Kharagpur
17 Jan 2018 11:11 PM IST
Kolkata: Seven people were killed and 22 injured when a bus overturned and fell into a ditch at Mohonpur near Kharagpur in West Midnapore on Wednesday.
Police came to know from the people, who witnessed the incident, that the bus was heading towards Kharagpur at the top of its speed. All of a sudden, a motorbike came in front of it, which was the root cause of the accident that claimed so many lives.
The motorbike was plying in the opposite direction by flouting traffic norms as there was one-way traffic on the road. Driver of the bus got nervous when all of a sudden the motorbike came in front of it. In a bid to save the motorbike rider, the driver of the bus applied brake. The bus overturned as soon as the brake was applied as it was at a top speed. The bus fell into a ditch by breaking the road side barrier.
Locals rushed to the spot and initiated the rescue work. They had managed to initiate the rescue work as there was very less water in the ditch beside the road.
Police went to the spot and joined the rescue work. The bus was packed with passengers. The locals managed to bring some of the people out of the bus and they were immediately taken to a
nearby hospital.
Later, electric cutters were engaged to cut open a portion of the bus to bring others out. Most people received injuries on their heads and it resulted in the death of seven persons.
The injured persons are undergoing treatment in the hospital and conditions of some of them are still critical. Doctors are keeping them under observations and if needed they would be shifted to other hospitals in Kolkata.
Samir Tarafdar, who witnessed the incident, said: "Initially we all thought that the bus overturned while racing with another bus. But we found a person lying on the road with his motorbike.
The rider became nervous finding the bus in front and fell down on the road. Interaction with the man confirmed that the bus accident took place as he came in front of it all of a sudden."
The incident led to traffic congestion in the area as hundreds of people gathered in the area as soon as the news of the bus accident spread and many of them got involved in the rescue operation as well.
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