KOLKATA: One person was killed and four others were injured in four separate accidents in the city in past two days. There have been a total of 21 accidents in the city since last Tuesday.
Two doctors were injured when their car hit a tree and turned turtle on Casuarina Avenue near Jora Kannan on Saturday. Cops said CCTV analysis hinted towards a mechanical failure in the car. “Sumit Sarkar (28) and Nipon Kumar Ken (28), who were in the car, said the right frontal wheel exploded and the steering wheel got locked. Both were taken to SSKM hospitaland later discharged.Cops registered a case and will test the car,” said an officer.
A pedestrian, Biru Hazra (27), died after being hit by a truck on Govinda Khatik Road in Tangra around 1.50 pm on Saturday. He was trying to cross the road. Cops said the truck driver managed to escape. Hazra was taken to NRS where he was declared brought dead.
Two-wheeler rider Priyanka Kumari (32) was injured when her scooter was hit by a private bus on MG Road-Amherst Street crossing. She is undergoing treatment at Medical College Hospital. In the fourth accident, Dilip Das (35), conductor of a bus on route 227, was grievously injured in Taltala on Friday night. The accident took place at Moulali crossing around 9.35 pm, when he accidentally fell off the bus. He is also admitted at MCH.
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