KOLKATA: Three people were killed in a road accident caused by dense fog in West Bengal's Alipurduar district on Saturday.
According to the police, the incident occurred due to a head-on collision between a small car and a 12-wheeler trailer. After the accident, the trailer fell into a ditch beside the road.
Police said that a small car was travelling towards Siliguri in north Bengal. The trailer was coming from the opposite direction.
The accident took place in the Garam Basati area of National Highway 31 in Alipurduar after an overtaking manoeuvre failed.