Durgapur. Five people died tragically, while five others were seriously injured in two separate fatal road accidents on National Highway-19 in West Bengal’s industrial city Durgapur on Sunday morning. These two accidents have once again exposed the high speed and carelessness on the highway. As soon as the information was received, the local police reached the spot and immediately admitted all the injured to nearby hospitals, where their medical treatment is ongoing. The police have taken possession of the bodies of the deceased and sent them for post-mortem and have started investigating both the cases in depth.
Uncontrolled bike rams into truck at Bhiringi intersection, three killed
The first fatal accident occurred near the busy Bhiringi intersection in Durgapur, where two youths and a woman riding a speeding motorcycle lost their lives. According to eyewitnesses, when the vehicle was going from Bhiringi towards Piala, the driver lost control and due to excessive speed, the bike rammed straight into the rear of a heavy truck moving ahead. The collision was so severe that all three riders were thrown away and fell on the road. He was rushed to Durgapur Sub-District Hospital in a very critical condition, where doctors declared him brought dead. After the accident, the bike got badly stuck in the truck, which was freed by the police with the help of a crane.
Two killed in collision between car and bus near Andal crossing
The second road accident took place on the same National Highway-19 near the service road of Andal Crossing on the route from Durgapur to Asansol. According to information received from the police, when a car was turning on the service road, it went out of control and collided with the rear of a passenger bus moving ahead. There were a total of seven people in this car, including the driver, who were returning home after attending a cultural program. In this accidental collision, two people died on the spot, while five others were seriously injured. The injured were immediately taken to Bidhannagar Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment. The police is conducting technical and paper investigation of every aspect of these two accidents.
