Three die in road accident in West Bengal

Three persons were killed and five seriously injured when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus at Raidighi Bazar near Mathurapur in South 24-Parganas district.

Three persons, including a baby, were killed and five seriously injured on Thursday when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus at Raidighi Bazar near Mathurapur in South 24-Parganas district.

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Mangal Kumar Jana (70), Nemai Khamaru (54) and one-and-half-year-old Sukumar Manna died on the spot at about 1 pm when the bus rammed into the three-wheeler, police said.

The injured, including the baby's mother, were rushed to Raidighi Hospital where their condition was stated to be critical.