Archive · 17 Aug 2025
Burdwan Bus Crash: Mamata Announces Compensation
On Independence Day, a bus carrying pilgrims from Bihar crashed into a truck on a highway in Burdwan, West Bengal.
Eleven people died, and many others were hurt.
The pilgrims were coming back from a trip to Ganga Sagar and a temple.
The government is giving money to the families of those who died and to those who were injured.
Some of the victims have been identified.
A political group also visited the injured in the hospital to offer support.
A bus crash on NH19 near Burdwan, West Bengal, resulted in 11 fatalities and 37 injuries.
The victims were pilgrims from Bihar returning from Ganga Sagar and Tarakeswar.
The state government is providing ₹2 lakh to the families of the deceased, ₹1 lakh to the severely injured, and ₹50,000 to those with minor injuries.
Six of the deceased have been identified, all residents of Motihari Chapra and Chiraiya in Bihar.
A BJP delegation visited the injured at the hospital.
- Who
- Pilgrims from Bihar; the state government; a BJP delegation.
- What
- A bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a stationary truck on NH19.
- When
- Friday morning, around 7:30 am, on Independence Day.
- Where
- NH19 at Fagupur, near Burdwan, West Bengal.
- Why
- The cause of the crash is not explicitly mentioned in the articles, but the bus hit a stationary truck.
- Fatalities
- 11
- Injured
- 37
- Location
- NH19, Burdwan, West Bengal
- Victims
- Pilgrims from Bihar
- Compensation for deceased
- ₹2 lakh
- Compensation for severely injured
- ₹1 lakh