Six die in accident in northern Bengal

Six persons were killed and four others injured when a speeding truck hit a car at Ranirhat in Jalpaiguri district, the police said on Sunday.

Six persons were killed and four others injured when a speeding truck hit a car at Ranirhat in Jalpaiguri district, the police said on Sunday.

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Sources said four persons died on the spot and two others died after being taken to hospital following the accident midnight on Saturday.

The passengers of the car were residents of Moinaguri and Dhupguri and were returning after attending a ceremony near Ranirhat, the police said.

The stone chip-laden truck hit the car from opposite direction and the car was mangled by the impact of the accident, sources said.

The injured people were taken to Jalpaiguri Hospital.