West Bengal: Patient dies as ambulance hits tree
Medinipur: Two people were killed and 15 injured in two separate road accidents early Tuesday in West Bengal, police said.
In the first incident, a patient died when the ambulance he was travelling in hit a moving truck after the driver apparently lost control near Jaleshwar in Paschim Medinipur district.
Six others in the ambulance, including its driver, were injured in the mishap that occurred on the National Highway No. 60 at the Bengal-Odisha border.
The victims, all residents of Keshpur in the district were brought to Medinipur Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared the patient dead.
According to police sources, the visibility at the spot was low due to thick fog.
Meanwhile, a private bus driver died after his vehicle collided head on with a lorry in Murshidabad district's Daulatabad. Nine bus passengers were injured.
The injured have been admitted to Murshidabad Medical College Hospital.
The driver of the lorry is absconding.
(With UNI inputs)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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