13 killed, 18 injured in road accident due to fog in Bengal s Jalpaiguri; Centre to give Rs 2 lakh t
13 killed, 18 injured in road accident due to fog in Bengal s Jalpaiguri; Centre to give Rs 2 lakh to kin of deceased
13 persons died in an accident in Dhupguri city of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Tuesday night.
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The accident took place following reduced visibility caused due to fog. (Photo: ANI)
Due to reduced visibility caused by fog, 13 persons were killed and 18 injured in an accident in Dhupguri city of West Bengal s Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday night.
The injured were taken to a hospital.
The spot where the incident took place (ANI photo)
JALPAIGURI: Fourteen people were feared dead and several others were injured when a boulder-laden truck overturned and fell on three small vehicles near Jaldhaka Bridge at Dhupguri in Jalpaiguri late on Tuesday.
Sources said the truck lost control, hit several vehicles and overturned on the three vehicles, in which the victims were travelling. Police and rescue teams reached the spot. Police suspected several more people could be seriously injured.
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The accident took place near Jaldhaka Bridge on the national highway.
One of the vehicles was transporting wedding guests to Dhupguri from Churabhandar Lal School when the incident took place.
West Bengal: 13 people died in an accident in Dhupguri city of Jalpaiguri district last night, due to reduced visibility caused due to fog. The injured were taken to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/HHUvqCist6
As per hospital sources, a total of 13 were brought dead and 18 were reportedly injured. Of the 13 people, there are two male corpses, six female corpses, four children, the hospital sources informed.
Four of the 18 injured were taken to Jalpaiguri Superspecialty Hospital, three to North Bengal Medical College, and one person has been admitted to Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital.
West Bengal: Major accident in Jalpaiguri kills six women, four children
West Bengal: Major accident in Jalpaiguri kills six women, four children
ByJayatri NagJayatri Nag / Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 23:42 IST
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The passengers were on their way to attend a wedding when the incident occurred near
Jaldhaka Bridge on the National Highway 31. A family of six members died in the accident. The deceased included four children and six women. Around 10 persons sustained severe injuries and have been admitted to the Jalpaiguri Super Speciality Hospital.
Police sources informed that a commercial vehicle Tata Magic, a Maruti van, and a car were travelling towards Dhupguri, when the first vehicle had a head-on collision with a truck due to less visibility caused by fog in the morning. The truck driver lost control and the minivan and the car coming from the opposite direction collided. The passengers were eventually hit by boulders.