Kolkata, Oct 4
In a tragic accident, four people were killed and three others injured after a car plunged into a 50-foot-deep ditch near Kalimpong in north Bengal, police said on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as the driver, Kamal Subba (44), Sameera Subba, a woman in her 20s, and two residents of Bojojhari -- Januka Dorji and Neeta Gurung.
"An accident occurred last night. A car fell into a ditch. Four were killed and three were injured. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Sikkim. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem," said a senior officer of Kalimpong district police.
On Saturday, the weather office maintained a red alert for Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, forecasting over 200 mm of rain in parts of these districts. An orange alert has been issued for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar, and North Dinajpur, while Malda and South Dinajpur are under a yellow alert.