West Bengal: 8 dead, 5 injured in road mishap

Eight passengers died and five others injured in a road mishap in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday.

The mishap occurred when a potato laden truck collided head on with a trekker at Rangalibana under Madarihat block near Alipurduar, police said.

While seven died on the spot, one succumbed to his injury in the hospital. Five hurt passengers were undergoing treatment. The victims were travelling in the trekker.