3 individuals have been killed after a bus collided with a truck on Thursday in West Bengal. (Representational)
Howrah:
Three individuals have been killed and several other others have been injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in West Bengal’s Howrah district late on Thursday night, police stated.
The accident came about when one of many tyres of the bus burst close to Dhulorbadh space in Panchla.
“The bus driver misplaced management over the car and hit a truck coming from the wrong way. The entrance portion of the overcrowded bus was utterly broken within the accident. Three individuals died on the spot, and greater than 20 others have been injured. They have been rushed to a close-by hospital,” a police officer stated.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the dying of the three individuals and introduced monetary help of Rs 2 lakh every to the households of the vicitms.
“Deeply saddened by the tragic accident in Panchla, Howrah which led to the dying of three individuals and 21 injured. I pray for the speedy restoration of these injured and provide my deepest condolences to the bereaved households,” she tweeted.
“GoWB will present Rs 2 lakh to the households of the victims and are extending all help doable to these injured,” she added.
Deeply saddened by the tragic accident in Panchla, Howrah which led to the dying of three individuals and 21 injured.
I pray for the speedy restoration of these injured and provide my deepest condolences to the bereaved households. (1/2)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 24, 2022
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