Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- At least a dozen people were injured, most of them critically, when a chartered bus carrying pilgrims to Gangasagar hit a parked truck on Delhi-Kolkata National Highway No 19 at Gurap in West Bengal's Hooghly district in the early hours today, official sources said.
The bus was going from Deoghar in Jharkhand on a Char Dham pilgrimage tour, and was heading for Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas with around 56 people on board. The bus lost control and hit the rear of a parked truck at Gurap in Hooghly district at dusk, police said.
Police said about 12, who suffered critical wounds, have been taken to the Bardhaman Medical College and Hospital.
The remaining bus passengers were taken to a local community hall and provide...