According to reports, the vehicle, bearing registration number WB63B-5436, had arrived in Assam from Cooch Behar carrying sound equipment for a Durga Puja programme
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Two people were killed, and five others were seriously injured after a Bolero pickup vehicle crashed into an electric pole at Raniganj in Assam’s Bilasipara area.
The accident occurred as the vehicle was travelling towards Cooch Behar in West Bengal after completing a sound system assignment at a Durga Puja event in Assam.
The deceased have been identified as Dilip Das of Ghogargaon in Tufanganj and Rupen Bhakat of Bhakunmari in Cooch Behar.
According to reports, the vehicle, bearing registration number WB63B-5436, had arrived in Assam from Cooch Behar carrying sound equipment for a Durga Pujaprogramme. After the event concluded, the occupants were returning to West Bengal when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into an electric pole at Raniganj.
Raniganj police reached the spot following the accident and recovered the bodies. The five injured persons were taken to a hospital for treatment.