Kolkata college girl dies as auto crashes into bus

A 20-year-old undergraduate at a city college died when the auto rickshaw she was travelling in crashed into a speeding bus at a busy Kolkata crossing on Friday, police said.

The girl, a B. Com first year student of Jaipuria college, was declared dead at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital where she was rushed after the accident at the Gauribari crossing early in the day.

Police said the auto driver lost control and hit the bus resulting in the accident.

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Four other passengers and the driver were also injured and are being treated at the hospital.

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