Seven pilgrims were killed and11 injured when a bus, on way from Tarapith to Kolkata,overturned on NH 2 at Gurap in Hooghy district today.
The bus, carrying over 30 pilgrims from Vaishali districtin Bihar, was on a tour of religious places in the region andhad arrived at Tarapith Kali temple only yesterday fromDeoghar's Basukinath temple in neighbouring Jharkhand, BurdwanSuperintendent of Police S M H Mirza said.
The accident spot was not very far away from Burdwandistrict.
The 11 injured were being treated at Burdwan MedicalCollege and Hospital where the condition of some was stated tobe critical, Mirza said.
The SP said the driver probably lost control and thevehicle overturned twice as local people started rescueoperation soon afterwards alerted by the screams.
Other injured passengers of the bus were being treatedat Dhaniakhali Rural Hospital.