Kolkata: Five people were injured in a three-vehicle pile-up on VIP Road between Lake Town and Sreebhumi around 5.45 pm on Monday. A car driver lost control and rammed into a bus, followed by a car crashing into it from behind.
Police said a 30C bus had stopped on the right side of the road to turn towards Lake Town. "The car driver crashed into the bus. Three bus passengers in the backseat were injured. The crash was severe but the car driver was saved as the airbag was activated," said a senior Bidhannagar Traffic Police officer.
As the first car hit the bus, another vehicle following behind collided with it. Both car drivers were injured.
Police seized the vehicles. The injured were taken to a nursing home. Traffic was disrupted. It was restored once the vehicles were taken away.
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