7 killed as MUV collides with bus
Suri (WB), Apr 12: Seven persons including six of a family were killed and two others were injured when their MUV collided head on with a speeding private bus in Birbhum district on Friday, police said.
The incident occurred at Ghanpur under Mohammad Bazar police station limits when eight members of the family were going to Rampurhat in the same district for some work.
The deceased were residents of Mohammad Bazar area.
They included two women and as many minor children, besides the driver, police said.
The two injured were hospitalised.
Police said five of them died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries at Suri hospital.
The MUV was severely damaged in the collision.
The driver and conductor of the bus fled after the accident.
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PBKS beat GT by three wickets in IPL match
Mullanpur (PTI): Cooper Connolly slammed a fine unbeaten fifty as Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets in their opening Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
A disciplined bowling effort helped PBKS restrict former champions GT to 162 for six with Vijaykumar Vyshak (3/34), Yuzvendra Chahal (2/28) and Marco Jansen (1/20) sharing the wickets after PBKS opted to bowl.
For GT, skipper Shubman Gill (39), Jos Buttler (38), Glenn Phillips (25) and Washington Sundar (18) scored bulk of the runs.
In reply, PBKS reached the target in 19.1 overs with Connolly (72 not out off 44 balls) emerging as the highest scorer.
Prasidh Krishna (3/29), Rashid Khan (1/29) and Washington Sundar (1/27) were among the wickets for GT.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 162 for 6 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 39; Vijaykumar Vyshak 3/34, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28).
Punjab Kings: 165 for 7 in 19.1 overs (Cooper Connolly 72; Prasidh Krishna 3/29).
