Nine dead in car-truck collision in West Bengal's PuruliaThe accident occurred around 6:30 am on NH-18 in Namshol village within the Balarampur Police Station limits in the district
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Nine people died on Friday in an accident between a car and a trailer truck on the national Highway in Balarampur, Purulia district, news agency ANI reported quoting Additional SP Purulia, Jodhawar Avinash Bhimrao.
The accident occurred around 6:30 am on NH-18 in Namshol village within the Balarampur Police Station limits in the district, an officer said.
"The head-on collision took place between an SUV and a truck on the highway, killing all nine occupants of the four-wheeler," Balarampur Police Station in-charge Soumyadeep Mallick told PTI.
The police are investigating the matter.