15 killed after speeding truck collides with SUV in Bengal

Kolkata: At least 15 people were killed early Tuesday when a vehicle carrying them collided with a truck in West Bengal's Malda district, police said.

The accident took place in the Eight Mile area of the Malda town when a sports utility vehicle collided head on with a speeding truck.

"The SUV was carrying 16 people, including a child, and was going towards Raiganj probably from a marriage when it hit a speeding truck," a police officer said.

"While 13 people died on the spot, two of three others admitted to a hospital later succumbed to injuries," he said.

The injured were admitted to Malda Medical College and Hospital in the district.

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State Tourism Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury said: "The government has announced Rs.2 lakh payment to the families of the dead and also bear the medical expenses of the injured."