Five injured, including 2 children, as auto overturns

Kolkata: Five including two children got minor injuries as an auto-rickshaw overturned after one of its rear wheels broke off near GD Island in Salt Lake.

Locals immediately rushed the injured to a nearby hospital where all of them were treated and later discharged.

Local sources informed that an auto of Karunamoyee-Phoolbagan route was headed towards GD Island around 12:30 pm on Thursday. A few meters before GD island, the auto over-turned all of a sudden and two persons fell off from the auto.

The two passengers who remained inside the auto also sustained injuries as they hit the iron rod structure of the auto while it overturned.

On seeing the auto overturn, other vehicles stopped by and rushed to help the injured persons. Some of them informed the traffic police personnel posted at GD Island.

The injured persons were immediately removed to a local hospital. Later, police took charge of the vehicle. According to the sources, the left part of the rear axle somehow broke off and as the wheel got displaced. It is assumed that due to lack of maintenance the vehicle was in a bad shape. The condition of the tyres were not good. Later, the vehicle was handed over to Bidhannagar South police station.