By IANS,
Kolkata : Eleven people were killed Wednesday when a van in which they were travelling collided with a bus and caught fire in West Bengal after a cow strayed across the road.
The incident took place Wednesday near Alipurduar town.
“Both the vehicles rolled into a ditch and caught fire. The bus passengers escaped with minor injuries. But the people in the Maruti Omni (van) died,” a police official said.
The dead belonged to the same family and were on their way to Madarihat town in Jalpaiguri district.