9 killed as bus falls into ditch Nine people were killed and 56 - TopicsExpress



          

9 killed as bus falls into ditch Nine people were killed and 56 injured when a private bus running at a high speed lost control and hit a roadside electric pole, turned turtle and fell into a ditch at Pepsi gate in Panagarh under Budbud Police Station area round 7.30 AM on Tuesday morning 27th Aug. 2013. Kanksa police and Panagarh traffic police personnel rushed to the spot to start rescue operations. SMH Meerza, SP of Burdwan, told TOI that the driver and the conductor of the bus fled after the accident. Budbud police , under whose jurisdiction the accident took place at around 7.30am on Tuesday, has seized the bus which was heading towards Benachity of Durgapur from Natunhat in Burdwan. Seven of the deceased have been identified while two are yet to be identified. Six bodies are in Burdwan Medical College Hospital (BMCH) and three at Durgapur sub-divisional hospital. The injured have been admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. "The condition of ten is serious. The driver and conductor will be nabbed soon," Meerza said. The identified victims include Haripada Das (45) of Benachity, Ramapada Mondal (41), Mihir Baru (35) and Narayan Ghorai (45) of Ausgram, Ganesh Mondal (35) of Guskara, Supriya Roy (65) of Mongolkote and Bati Dhibar (36) of Andal who died on his way to PG hospital in Kolkata.Akash Munshi, OC of Budbud police station, supervised the rescue operations. He said that seven passengers died on the way to hospital and one succumbed to his injuries at BMCH. The National Highway 2 has been cleared after the accident and traffic situation is normal now. Initially, injured passengers were admitted to nearby Mankar Hospital, Budbud Hospital and Pursa PHC, but later they were shifted to BMCH as their condition deteriorated. Traders of Panagarh Bazar alleged that due to heavy monsoon, NH-2 is in a bad shape and needs immediate attention. The condition of the NH2 in Panagarh is in bad shape due to heavy monsoon resulting in such accidents, traders of Panagarh Bazar alleged. Source: Times of India
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 03:30:00 +0000

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