3 die as car falls into ditch in Darjeeling hills
The accident occurs in the hills on Thursday night when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend
Three people were killed and five injured when a vehicle rolled into a ditch on way to Kurseong from Darjeeling in West Bengal, a senior police officer said on Friday.
The accident occurred in the hills on Thursday night when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend.
While two persons died on the spot, another succumbed to the injuries later.
The injured are being treated in a hospital, the officer said.
The hill region was lashed by rain on Thursday, and the Met Office predicted heavy showers in some pockets on October 31.
A probe is under way to ascertain the factors behind the accident, the officer said.
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