Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Six Killed in Two Road Accidents in North Bengal
Two serious crashes happened in North Bengal.
Near Raiganj, a van carrying poultry hit a truck that was parked by the road.
Five people in the van died.
The truck driver said he had left to get fuel.
Near Gazole railway station, an e-rickshaw and a police van crashed into each other.
One e-rickshaw passenger died, and nine people were injured.
Police are investigating the Gazole crash.
Five people died when a poultry pickup van struck a parked truck on NH12 near Raiganj around 4am.
The truck driver said he had parked after running out of fuel and had gone to a nearby petrol pump.
The five victims in the Raiganj crash were from different localities in the Kaliachak police station area.
A separate head-on collision near Gazole railway station killed e-rickshaw passenger Jarjis Alam, 41.
Nine people, including three police officers, were injured in the Gazole collision; police registered a case and said they were investigating.
- Who
- Five people in a poultry pickup van and e-rickshaw passenger Jarjis Alam were killed; nine people, including three police officers, were injured in the Gazole crash.
- What
- Two road collisions killed six people. The article's introduction also reports nine injuries.
- When
- The Gazole collision occurred Thursday night; the NH12 crash occurred around 4am. The article does not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- On NH12 at Bhiti near Raiganj, and near the entrance to Gazole railway station at Karallabhita More.
- Why
- The truck driver said his vehicle had run out of fuel and was parked by the roadside. The cause of the Gazole collision was not stated; police said they were investigating.
- Deaths
- Six in total: five in the NH12 crash and one in the Gazole crash.
- Reported injuries
- Nine in the Gazole crash, including three police officers.
- NH12 crash time
- Around 4am, according to residents.
- NH12 crash vehicles
- A poultry-carrying pickup van and a sand-laden truck.
- Gazole crash vehicles
- An e-rickshaw and a police patrol van.
- Gazole deceased
- Jarjis Alam, 41, of Babupur.
- Police action
- Police seized both vehicles in the NH12 crash; a case was registered and an investigation was underway after the Gazole crash.