Siliguri May 12 (IANS) Seven persons including three members of a family were killed when their vehicle fell into a pond in West Bengal s Cooch Behar district police said on Saturday.
The accident happened in Tupamari area at around 4 a.m. police said.
The deceased have been identified as Sadhan Saha 36 Gopal Saha 32 Nishita Saha 5 Balaram Saha 45 Subrata Saha 28 Gopal Deb 42 and Bapi Burman 22.
According to police the victims were on their way home in Bhetaguri after attending a wedding party in Baxirhat. The vehicle drowned in deep water. The bodies were recovered in the morning police added.
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