Five of a family die in Bengal road accident
Tuesday - June 26, 2018 4:54 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kolkata June 26 (IANS) Five persons including a woman of a family were killed in a road accident in West Bengal s Malda district on Tuesday police said.
The family was returning from an invitation in Birbhum district s Rampurhat when their car was smashed by a speeding dumper truck on a highway near Malda s Baishnabnagar area.
"A car with five passengers got hit by a speeding dumper truck near Baisnabnagar s 18 Mile area at around 2 a.m on Tuesday. Murali Prasad a resident of Malda town and four of his family members including wife and two sons died in the accident " an officer from Baisnabnagar Police Station said.
"All of them were severely injured in the accident. They were rushed to nearby Srirampur Hospital where they were declared dead " he said.
The driver and the helper of the dumper fled the spot.
"The impact on the car shows the dumper was at a very high speed. We have seized the vehicle and hunt for the accused driver is on " the police officer added.
--IANS mgr/nir
The family was returning from an invitation in Birbhum district s Rampurhat when their car was smashed by a speeding dumper truck on a highway near Malda s Baishnabnagar area.
"A car with five passengers got hit by a speeding dumper truck near Baisnabnagar s 18 Mile area at around 2 a.m on Tuesday. Murali Prasad a resident of Malda town and four of his family members including wife and two sons died in the accident " an officer from Baisnabnagar Police Station said.
"All of them were severely injured in the accident. They were rushed to nearby Srirampur Hospital where they were declared dead " he said.
The driver and the helper of the dumper fled the spot.
"The impact on the car shows the dumper was at a very high speed. We have seized the vehicle and hunt for the accused driver is on " the police officer added.
--IANS mgr/nir
