9 killed as car crashes into truck in West Bengal's Purulia

Nine people lost their lives in a horrific road accident in West Bengal's Purulia district on Friday. The accident took place on National Highway 18 near Namshol in the Balarampur police station area while the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony.The Bolero collided head-on with a speeding truck in Namshol. The victims were travelling in a Bolero vehicle from Adabana village in Purulia's Barabazar police station area to Tilaitand in the Nimdih police station area of Jharkhand.advertisementThe vehicle was severely damaged and all the injured were rushed to the local primary health centre. However, doctors declared all the passengers dead on arrival.
Police have seized the trailer and begun an investigation into the incident.
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Nine people lost their lives in a horrific road accident in West Bengal's Purulia district on Friday. The accident took place on National Highway 18 near Namshol in the Balarampur police station area while the victims were returning from a wedding Bolero collided head-on with a speeding truck in Namshol. The victims were travelling in a Bolero vehicle from Adabana village in Purulia's Barabazar police station area to Tilaitand in the Nimdih police station area of vehicle was severely damaged and all the injured were rushed to the local primary health centre. However, doctors declared all the passengers dead on arrival. Police have seized the trailer and begun an investigation into the incident. IN THIS STORY#West Bengal