Two killed, 12 injured as bus catches fire in Bihar

Patna: At least two passengers were killed and around 12 sustained burn injuries when a bus caught fire after it hit the divider on a road in Bihar’s Purnea district on Monday, police said.

The accident took place when the bus was on its way from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur to Siliguri in West Bengal, carrying 50 passengers, police said.

All the injured have been admitted in a hospital.