One killed, 5 injured in 2 separate accidents

One incident took place at the Mainaguri area of Jalpaiguri on Monday night, when 25-year-old Mithun Roy, who was riding a motorcycle, collided head-on with a car coming from the opposite direction. Four others who were travelling in the car, including the driver, received injuries in the accident.

Police said that the victim was passing through the Bagjan area when his motorcycle was hit by a speeding car. The victim had suffered multiple injuries in his body. Local residents rushed the victim to Jalpaiguri multi-superspeciality hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.

According to the preliminary investigation, police suspect that the accident might have occurred due to poor visibility. They have started a detailed probe in this regard. Police are interrogating the driver of the car and the passengers to find out the cause of the accident.

In another accident, a cyclist sustained critical injuries after being knocked down by a speeding police jeep. The incident led to agitation by some local residents who blamed that the police vehicle was running at high speed when it hit the victim. It took place at Rajbari area of the same district.

Local residents alleged that a civic volunteer was travelling in the vehicle at the time of the accident. Instead of taking the injured victim to a hospital, the accused civic volunteer fled from the spot, along with the vehicle.

Another police vehicle later took the victim to the Jalpaiguri Superspeciality Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment with serious injuries. His condition is stated to be serious. Local residents staged a demonstration at the accident site, which was later lifted following the intervention of the senior police officers.