In another shocking road mishap a 14-year-old boy was killed on the spot, six others injured, when the car they were travelling was severely hit by another speeding car at the Agrico signal last midnight. The deceased boy was a class IX student of South Park-based Jusco School.
The victim was identified as Rishi Chaudhury, son of Debashish Chaudhury, a resident of Inner Circle Road in Kadma.
The injured have been admitted to Tata Main Hospital, where the condition of the deceased's sister Ishani and an 85-year-old man, SN Ghosh is reported to be in critical condition.
The rest of the injured were identified as Devashi Chaudhury, Gautam Ghosh, Nupur Ghosh, and Bharati Ghosh.
The ill-fated accident took place when the victims' car took a turn for the left, where an another speeding car was coming from the left side and hit with the car.
Sources said Rishi was sitting on the front seat and died of head injury. Though he was killed on the spot, but the local people had rushed him along with other injured to the hospital, where he was declared as brought dead.
Sub-inspector DB Singh of Sidhgora police station confirmed that the mishap took place at midnight, but could not say exactly how the accident did take place.
“It was a major mishap and we are still in the process of collecting the information.
It is too early to comment on as to what led to the accident. However, we are doing a thorough investigation,” he noted.
The police said both the cars involved in the mishap have been confiscated and the police were taking statements for registering a case in connection to the incident.
The police sent the boy's body to the MGM Medical College Mortuary department for post-mortem.
However, the police have already taken a statement from the deceased’s father.