West Bengal: Cop, woman killed in accidents
The police later arrested the bus driver, Bholanath Das (50), of Baguiati and impounded the bus.
Kolkata: A police officer and an aged woman were killed in two separate road accidents on Monday morning. The deceased cop, Rajesh Das (45) was posted as a sub-inspector at the Sonarpur police station.
At around 7.15 am he was going to join duty by riding his two-wheeler. Suddenly a woman came in front of his two-wheeler while crossing the road at Barendrapara. The SI applied brake to save her but he lost control.
His two-wheeler got skidded as he was flung off his seat. A truck coming from behind ran over him.
The SI was rushed to Subhasgram Hospital from where he was shifted to a private hospital off EM Bypass in Kolkata. Das was declared brought dead there.
The police impounded the offending truck. The accused driver is absconding. Meanwhile, a woman knocked down by a speeding bus in Lake Town.
At around 7 am Usha Das (60) of Adarshapally at Gouranganagar in New Town was crossing VIP Bangur Avenue to go to a house where she worked as a domestic help.
A Kolkata-bound bus of Route No 44 (WB 25 F/1971) hit her and fled. Das was declared brought dead at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The police later arrested the bus driver, Bholanath Das (50), of Baguiati and impounded the bus.