A woman health worker and a driver were killed and two others, including the block medical officer of health, Cooch Behar–II block, were severely injured when their SUV collided head-on with a bus on Monday afternoon.
The deceased are Arpita Das, 40, and Sribash Roy, 25.
The health team had been to Pundibari to collect swab samples from suspected Covid-19 patients. On their way back to Cooch Behar, their SUV and a Siliguri-bound private bus collided at Chandanchura.
BMOH S.K. Mondal and the injured woman health worker are admitted to the Cooch Behar government hospital.