State-run bus crashes into divider near Park Street in Kolkata

A state-run bus plying on the Howrah-Jadavpur route rammed into a road divider near the Park Street area here on Monday, police said.Prima facie the mishap occurred due to a technical snag in the steering wheel, an official said."Some passengers sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital for observation, but there is no report of any serious injury yet," the police said.

Personnel from Shakespeare Sarani police station rushed to the spot, and a crane was deployed to remove the bus and clear the road. Being a holiday, traffic was light and a major accident was averted, police added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies.



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