Twelve persons of a marriage party, including the bride and the groom, were killed and six others injured when their vehicle collided with a truck on National Highway 31 near Madarihat in this district today.
According to police 18 persons were present in the car and were on their way to marriage hall. they were busy Partying in moving car with full music and was not concentrating on safety measures, said a police officer.
The car was coming from Birpara collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction this morning, the couple died on the spot, Superintendent of Police Akash Meghariya said.
All the six injured were admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.