A group of Trinamool Congress supporters from Dhankura village of Ausgram had gone to the neighbouring Ramnagar area to attend a party rally and while they were returning to their village in a van, the driver lost control of the vehicle near Morebandh and overturned, the police said.
Local villagers rushed to the rescue of the victims and they were first rushed to a primary health centre and later on shifted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, the police said adding, Apurba Ghosh (42), a resident of Dhankura, died on the way to the hospital and the condition of three among the 17 injured were stated to be critical.