A lorry and a government bus collided on the Siliguri-Cooch Behar State Highway. After the collision, both the vehicles caught fire and they started burning in flames.
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in West Bengal SiliguriA lorry collided head-on with a government bus on the Cooch Behar State Highway and both the vehicles caught fire. Both the vehicles started burning in smoke. At least 20 were killed in this incident on Sunday. passenger have been seriously injured. The condition of two is said to be serious. Due to this accident, the state highway jamaldah Thelpur Junction area came to a standstill for some time. local people and fire engine The fire has been brought under control by the efforts of the personnel.
According to local sources, the government bus was going from Sitai to Siliguri. Meanwhile, there was a head-on collision with a coal-laden truck coming from the opposite direction. It was around 8 in the morning. The bus caught fire due to the collision. Within moments, the lorry was engulfed in flames.
Bus and truck caught fire, vehicles started burning in smoke
Local resident Deepak Barman said, “There was a head-on collision between a government bus and a coal-laden lorry. Many bus passengers were injured. Many women and children are also included in the injured. If the local residents had not evacuated the passengers as soon as possible, this accident would have taken a more terrible form. The local people saw the fire and informed the fire brigade. After this everyone controlled the fire. In this regard, North Bengal State Transport Corporation President Parthapratim Roy said, “We have received information that a bus of our company has met with an accident. Both the vehicles were gutted, but the passengers are safe.” He said that the officials of the transport company are probing the cause of the accident. However, after the collision, prima facie it is believed that the fire might have started from a short circuit.
More than 20 passengers were injured in the collision, condition of two is critical
NBSTC bus collided head-on with a coal-laden truck. Tension spread on Sunday morning due to this accident in Jamaldaha of Mekhliganj subdivision of Coochbehar. The injured people have been admitted to Mathabhanga and Mekhliganj sub-district hospitals. Now his treatment is going on there. The condition of two of them is said to be serious. Tension spread in the area due to this incident. However, it is not yet clear how the two vehicles collided head-on. The Transport Department has started an investigation regarding this and primarily short circuit is being told as the reason for the fire.
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