Overview
- About 46 passengers were rescued from the water, with more than 40 treated and nine shifted in serious condition to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
- The private bus, running from Berachampa to Karunamoyee, broke through a railing at Kharibari and fell into the Rajarhat–Haroa (Mazar) canal.
- Residents jumped into the canal to pull out passengers before police transported the injured to nearby facilities, including Deganga Hospital and the local block health centre.
- Eyewitnesses reported speeding and an overtaking attempt before the driver lost control, while locals pointed to poor road conditions on the stretch.
- Police said a probe is underway, local reports said the driver and conductor fled the scene, and a crane later lifted the bus as teams checked for anyone still trapped.