Kolkata, April 1: One person was killed and 18 others seriously injured after a bus overturned and hit a motorcycle in central Kolkata's Mayo Road area on Saturday evening, police said.

The minibus, which was operating on the Metiabruz-Howrah route, was heading towards the Mayo Road-Dufferin Road crossing when the accident happened around 4.40 pm, they said. Mumbai Road Accident: Woman Out for Morning Walk Hit by Speeding Car at Worli Sea Face, Dies (Watch Video).

The driver of the bus suddenly lost control, following which it overturned and hit a motorcycle, they said. The man who was killed in the accident is yet to be identified, police said, adding that he was apparently in his mid-30s. Pune Road Accident: Man Killed As Truck Hits Motorbike on Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway.

Those injured were being treated at the state-run SSKM hospital, a police officer said. Police are trying to establish their identities and contact their family, he said.

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