Twelve people were killed and 15 injured when an oil tanker rammed into a Puri-bound tourist bus at Debra in West Midnapore district early on Friday.
The bus had stopped at Debra for a while when the oil tanker hit it from behind, killing 12 passengers, including eight women, police said.
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The bus was badly damaged in the mishap.
The passengers from Durgachak in East Midnapore district were going on a pilgrimage to Puri.
The injured passengers were sent to the Midnapore Sadar Hospital and the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata by the police.
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