On way home for Pujas,nine die in accident

According to the police,all the victims were residents of Gopalnagar in Pathar Pratima block and worked in a rice mill in Burdwan. They were returning to their village for Puja vacation. The incident took place when one of the rear wheels of matador got punctured and the driver lost control. The vehicle skidded off the road and rammed into rammed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.

After coming to know about the incident,locals immediately rushed the victims to a nearby hospital. Fourteen of the injured were at first taken to Kakdweep Hospital where four of them succumbed to their injuries. Later,the rest of the victims were shifted to Diamond Harbour Sub-Divisional Hospital where three were declared dead on arrival. “We have impounded both the vehicles but the drivers fled,” said L N Meena,SP South 24-Parganas.