Seven persons killed in accident

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Press Trust of India Baharampur(WB)
Last Updated : Feb 10 2016 | 1:42 PM IST
Seven persons were killed and four injured when a van rickshaw was sandwiched between two trucks at Aihoran on National Highway 34 in Murshidabad district today.
Police said the accident took place at the place under Suti Police Station limits at 11 AM when the van rickshaw with 11 occupants came in between the two speeding trucks and got sandwiched.
The injured were rushed to Jangipur sub-divisional hospital where their condition was stated to be serious.
The two truck drivers were absconding after the accident, the police said.
Irate locals held a road blockade in protest. The blockade has been lifted, the police said.

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First Published: Feb 10 2016 | 1:42 PM IST

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