October 13, 2026 05:30 am (IST)
West Bengal: 15 hurt in Howrah bus-truck collision
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 15 persons were injured on Thursday morning when a speeding truck smashed into a public bus at Shibpur Kajipara crossing in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.
According to reports, the overspeeding sand-filled truck violated traffic signal and collided head-on with a Fatikgachi to Rajabazar bound minibus at around 5:45 am.
As many as 15 passengers of the bus were injured in the crash and rushed to Howrah State General Hospital.
Police have seized both the bus and truck.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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