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A bus carrying around 70 passengers was washed away today when it was crossing a flooded bridge over the Bhairabbanki river in West Bengal’s Bankura district.
Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar said 43 passengers were rescued from the bus with the help of the local people and the search for the rest of the passengers was continuing.
Earlier, police sources had said the body of a male was recovered from near the bus.
Kumar, however, said that he had not received any report of casualties in the incident.
He said that the bus was coming from Jhargram and going to Durgapur when it washed away as it was crossing the Amritpal bridge near Phulkusuma village at about 1330 hours.
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