Durgapur: Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in East Burdwan district on Vijayadashami. In the first incident in front of a petrol pump in the Mirepota Jahuri Pukur area under Raina police station, three people from the same village were killed after being hit by a lorry on the Burdwan-Arambagh State Highway. The deceased were identified as Kamakhya Roy (61), Narugopal Roy (45), and Srikanta Roy (41). All three were residents of Bajitpur village under Sehara panchayat and were heading towards a petrol pump on a motorcycle when a Burdwan-bound lorry hit them. Police officers from Seharabazar outpost of Raina police station rushed to the spot and took all three to Burdwan Medical College Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries during treatment. Police have seized the lorry while the driver is absconding.
The second incident took place in Bhatar, where two motorcycle-borne youths died in a road accident while returning home at night after viewing idols. The deceased, Manoj Pal (30) and Jit Majhi (19), were residents of Parahat. They were returning home via the Bhatar-Haldi road. Their accident occurred near the cremation ground in Parahat village. When both were taken to the local hospital, doctors declared one youth dead, while the other was rushed to Burdwan Hospital in critical condition, where he too passed away within minutes of arrival. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. The deaths of two youths from the same village during the puja have left the residents of Parahat in deep shock.
