The helper of a tourist bus from West Bengal who was critically injured after the vehicle rammed into an iron rod-laden truck from the rear near Sunakhania on the Odisha-West Bengal border in the wee hours on Sunday succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a Kolkata-based hospital for better treatment.
Raja Saftar (30) was grievously wounded as an iron rod pierced his chest and came out on the other side after the bus driver on account of poor visibility due to fog, reports said.
With the rod stuck in Saftar’s body, the bus driver drove straight to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here, where Fire Brigade personnel after an hour and a half’s hard efforts were able to cut the rod using cutters.
While attempt was being made at the DHH to remove the rod from Saftar’s body, his condition deteriorated and he was advised to shift to Kolkata. However, he succumbed to his injuries on his way to Kolkata.