Three persons killed, two injured in car accident in East Burdwan
Kolkata: Three persons were killed and two others injured when a car hit a road side tree near Golsi Chowmatha area in East Burdwan on Friday.
The injured persons are stated to be serious. They have been undergoing treatment in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. The police are yet to confirm the identity of the deceased persons. According to the preliminary investigation, police said the accident occurred because a tyre of the vehicle had burst. As the car was at a high speed, the driver could not control the vehicle.
The incident triggered traffic congestion in the area for nearly one hour. According to the police, the vehicle was carrying five passengers including the driver. They said the victims were returning to Burdwan from Joyrampur at around 11 am when the persons met with the accident. The vehicle was headed towards Galsi Chowmatha area when it rammed into a roadside tree. Locals heard a loud thud and rushed to the spot. They found the frontal portion of the vehicle completely damaged and the victims were trapped inside the mangled car. Some of the locals managed to rescue three victims who were sitting on the back seat. One of the three passen gers succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, while the driver and another person on the front seat died on the spot. Police removed the two bodies from the car with help of a gas cutter. Police are investing other possible angles which might have led to the incident. The investigating officers collected samples from the damaged car for investigation. According to sources in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, the two persons admitted have multiple injuries on their bodies. They have been kept under close monitoring. One of the injured victims also received head injuries in the accident. Various medical tests have been performed on the victims on Friday.
Police suspect that the car was running at a speed of anything between 100-120 km per hour. They have started a detailed probe in this regard. The situation was brought under control by senior
police officers.
