Siliguri, Dec. 27 -- : Three people, including a cousin, were killed in a road accident when a 12-wheel trailer hit a small car in which they were travelling in West Bengal's Alipurduar district in the early hours on Saturday, official sources said.
The fatal accident happened on NH-31 in Alipurduar seconds after the driver of the trailer lost control over his wheel after overtaking and hit the small car head-on on which was speeding from the opposite direction.
All three occupants of the small car died on the spot and the trailer skidded off the road and turned turtle into a nearby canal.
The victims were identified as Manojit Biswas, Souvik Biswas, the cousins and residents of Sankosh Tea Garden of Kumargram, and Raju Mondal of Alipurd...