Rampurhat (PTI): Four persons of a marriage party were killed and six others, including a newly-wed couple, severely injured after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 60 on Tuesday morning.
All four, including the driver of the marriage party vehicle, died on the spot, police said.
The deceased were identified as 32-year-old Basanta Hazra, 58-year-old Labanya Pramanik, 24-year-old Prahlad Let and 25-year-old Biplab Let, the police said.
Hazra was the driver of the vehicle, a police officer said.
The bridegroom and three others were sent to Burdwan Medical College, in a serious condition, he said.
The bride and another injured person were admitted to Rampurhat hospital, he added.