At least three passengers were killed and 22 others injured on Tuesday when a bus fell into a canal from a bridge at Haripal in Hooghly district, the police said.
The Kolkata-bound bus rammed into cement railings of a bridge before breaking it and fell into the Dakatia khal near Gojarmore at around 9 am, killing three passengers on the spot, SP Sukesh Jain told PTI .
At least 22 passengers were injured and condition of two persons was critical, he said, adding that all of them were taken to the Haripal hospital.
Rescue operations are on. A team of state disaster management department has been sent to the spot, he said.
