Seven people, including four schoolchildren, were injured when a speeding bus hit three other vehicles and a pool car in the southern part of the city this morning, according to the police.
The accident occurred in the Bakultala area of Behala around 8am when a bus hit an autorickshaw from behind and two other vehicles, including the pool car, said police sources.
Four schoolchildren and three passengers were injured in the accident.
Onlookers alleged that the bus driver was drunk and was driving quite recklessly. An irate mob vandalised the bus, following which a huge team of police reached the place and brought the situation under control.
“The schoolchildren and the other passengers were discharged after preliminary treatment. The driver remains missing," a police officer said.
In another incident, a person died in an accident near the Kolkata Leather Complex yesterday. He was rushed to the Chittaranjan Medical College and Hospital but declared to have been brought dead.