Kolkata: Biker critically injured after being hit by speeding government bus at Dalhousie intersection

A tragic accident took place the day after the weekly lockdown in Kolkata, wherein a person was seriously injured after he collided with a bus. He was admitted to hospital in critical condition. Witnesses claimed that the accident took place because the government bus was speeding.

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West Bengal, First Published Sep 8, 2020, 5:29 PM IST | Last Updated Sep 8, 2020, 5:29 PM IST

Kolkata: The day after the weekly lockdown, a tragic accident took place in Kolkata. A person was seriously injured when his bike collided with a bus. He was admitted to hospital in critical condition. Witnesses claimed that the bus was speeding.

The accident took place at Dalhousie intersection on Tuesday (September 8) morning. After the accident, a man was seen lying on the road in a critical condition. Policemen on duty came to the rescue of the man who was riding his two-wheeler. His two-wheeler got under the wheels of the bus and his helmet was lying on the side of the road.

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Witnesses said that the bus on the Baruipur-Howrah C-26 route hit the man while he was turning at Dalhousie intersection. Allegedly, the Baruipur-Howrah government bus lost control due to high speed and hit the man. The man fell on the road as soon as he was hit.

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Police are yet to identify the man, who was taken to hospital by ambulance from the spot. Due to the accident, traffic was disrupted for some time at Dalhousie intersection.

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