Kolkata, March 16 – Three people were killed and another seriously injured after a car crashed into roadside trees in the Hooghly district of West Bengal on Monday.
According to police, the accident occurred in Sonada, Polba, on the Tarakeshwar Road.
A car traveling from Daspur towards Chinsurah first hit a stray dog on the road and then crashed into a roadside tree. The impact caused the vehicle to hit another tree before overturning.
The three occupants of the car died instantly, while the driver sustained serious injuries.
Local residents said that two of the victims were dancers. They were identified as Yogita Rana and Jyoti Biswas, both aged 21.
Yogita was from Haryana, while Jyoti was from Ranaghat in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
The car was being driven by Syed Sagir Hossain, a resident of Dadpur in the West Midnapore district.
Another passenger in the vehicle was Sheikh Hasib Ahmed (30), who is also from Dadpur.
Police said that the two women worked at the Loknath Pub in Dadpur.
The four individuals were returning to Chinsurah after having dinner at a roadside dhaba in the Gurap area of the Hooghly district on Sunday night.
As the car approached Alinagar in Polba, a stray dog suddenly crossed the road.
The vehicle first hit the dog, after which the driver lost control and the car crashed into a tree. The vehicle then hit another tree before overturning.
A patrol team from the Polba Police Station reached the scene and rescued the four occupants of the vehicle.
They were taken to the Chinsurah Imambara District Hospital, where doctors declared three of them dead.
Hooghly Rural Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (D&T) Priyabrata Bakshi said that the injured driver is undergoing treatment and his condition remains critical.
“Upon receiving information about the accident, a police vehicle immediately reached the scene. All four persons were taken to the hospital. However, three of them succumbed to their injuries,” Bakshi said.
