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West Bengal: 5 dead after bus falls into canal in Hooghly district

"The bus overturned and fell into the Dakatiya Khaal (a canal) on Haripal Road this morning. The injured were rushed to hospital," a police official said.

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Five people were killed and many others injured in a bus accident in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Tuesday.

"The bus overturned and fell into the Dakatiya Khaal (a canal) on Haripal Road this morning. The injured were rushed to hospital," a police official said.

The rescue operation was still underway and the cause or extent of damage due to the accident was not yet clear, he added.

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