Howrah: A four-month-old boy today died and at least 17 persons were seriously injured when a state transport bus met with an accident on National Highway 6 near Bagnan in this district, police said.

The South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) bus, bound for Tamluk from Kolkata, rammed a water tanker at Mohishrekha, killing Rumit Jana on the spot, they said.