Overview

• The accident occurred around 12:40 pm on July 7 on the Bally-Dunlop flank of the Nivedita Bridge in Howrah when the AC bus lost control.
• Police and toll plaza staff rushed ten injured passengers to a local hospital, where six were discharged after receiving treatment.
• Both the driver and assistant suffered critical injuries including a reported fracture, and an elderly passenger was also hurt.
• CCTV footage captured the bus skidding on the wet approach road before colliding with the central median guardrail.
• Investigators have seized the bus and are probing whether monsoon-soaked surfaces led to wheel slip and loss of control.