EDIS Number: VI-20150104-46544-IND
Date / time: 04/01/2015 10:22:07 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of West Bengal
Location: Jalpaiguri
Number of Deads: 3 person(s)
Number of Injured: 16 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Moderate
Description:
Three persons were killed and 16 injured when a pick-up van collided with a bus in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal today. All the occupants of the pick-up van were among those killed, a police officer said. The accident occurred at Bondhu Nagar, adjacent to Siliguri. The 16 injured were passengers of the bus. They were admitted to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital and six persons were released after first aid, an official said.