Kolkata, Jan 13 || More than 10 people were injured after a government-owned passenger bus overturned after losing control near the Topsia intersection in Kolkata.
According to local and police sources, the bus suddenly overturned near the Topsia intersection while travelling from Park Circus towards Science City.
Eyewitnesses claimed that the bus tilted and fell onto the road with a loud crash. The passengers inside the bus started screaming in panic.
Locals rushed to the scene upon hearing the noise. Many passengers were trapped inside the bus. The conductor was also trapped in the overturned bus.
The situation became more complicated because the bus had overturned in such a way that locals couldn't rescue the passengers using the front door.
Later, rescuers broke the rear window of the bus and pulled out the passengers one by one.
About 16 people were injured in the accident, with many sustaining serious injuries.