North Bengal State Transport Corporation

North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) is a state government run transport corporation in West Bengal, India. It plies buses mainly in North Bengal but operates services to other parts of West Bengal and neighboring states like Sikkim, Assam, and Bihar.[2] The corporation runs premium long haul buses as well as local buses. It is one of the most favoured bus operators in West Bengal.

North Bengal State Transport Corporation
ParentGovt.of West Bengal
Founded15 October 1982 (1982-10-15)[1]
HeadquartersCooch Behar, West Bengal
Service areaWest Bengal, Assam, Sikkim and Bihar
Service typeExpress, Rocket Service, Rocket Premium
Depots22
Fleet805
Fuel typeDiesel
Websitehttp://nbstc.in

Incidents
  • In Early October 2021, a NBSTC bus rammed into a standing truck in Murshidabad, killing 3 people and leaving 10 injured. Later the police concluded that the bus driver could not estimate that the truck was motionless and this caused the fatal crash.[3]
  • An incident took place in Alipurduar in October 2020, where a car collided with a NBSTC bus leaving 5 dead and 6 injured. As per police reports, both the vehicles were speeding when the accident took place. The car collided with the bus when it was in a sharp turn with high speed.[4]
  • A NBSTC bus fell into a deep canal in January 2018 killing 36 people. This incident occurred in Murshidabad. Few survivors claim that it was the driver's fault as he was speaking over his phone while driving.[5]

References
  1. "WEST BENGAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp".
  2. "Department of Transport from the Government of West Bengal".
  3. "3 killed as bus rams into standing truck in Murshidabad". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. Pinak Priya Bhattacharya (6 October 2020). "Five killed in head-on car-bus crash in Alipurduar | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. "36 killed as bus falls into deep canal in Murshidabad". The Hindu. 29 January 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2021.


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