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Metros Kolkata 20 Jan 2018 WB: 7 killed, 20 injured after bus slips off road

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WB: 7 killed, 20 injured after bus slips off road

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Published : Jan 20, 2018, 11:59 am IST

Updated : Jan 20, 2018, 11:59 am IST

Locals and police managed to rescue the injured passengers and rushed them to a local hospital.

Beldanga (West Bengal): Seven people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus slipped off the road in West Bengal's Beldanga district on Saturday.

The bus was travelling to Berhampur from Amtala when it flipped beside Amtala Beldanga state highway near Begunbari.

The locals and police managed to rescue the injured passengers and rushed them to a local hospital.

Further details are awaited.

Tags: bus accident, beldanga district, state highway, rescue operation

Location: India, West Bengal, Calcutta [Kolkata]

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