Overview
- The private bus was en route from Berachampa to Karunamoyee in Bidhannagar during the morning commute when it broke through a roadside railing.
- Police said about 46 passengers were rescued, with more than 40 injured and 8–9 shifted to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital for serious injuries.
- Other passengers received treatment at a local primary hospital in Rajarhat after residents and police pulled people from the water.
- Eyewitnesses reported speeding before the vehicle lost control and plunged into the Rajarhat–Haroa canal.
- Officers are questioning the driver and helper, and crews are working to lift the bus with a crane and check for anyone trapped, with no fatalities reported so far.