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.
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West Bengal: 13 killed in road accident due to fog in Jalpaiguri
At least 14 people died in an accident in Dhupguri city of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Tuesday night. The accident occurred due to reduced visibility caused due to fog. The injured have been admitted to a hospital. As many as 18 people also sustained injuries in the accident. A vehicle collided head-on with a boulder loaded truck whose driver lost control of the vehicle and hit the divider and slipped towards its right side. Two other vehicles coming from the wrong side collided into the body of the truck due to which boulders loaded in the vehicle fell on them. Another small lorry in front of the truck was also damaged. In all, four vehicles got damaged, Sumant Roy, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Jalpaiguri said.