Kolkata, February 19 Two individuals who were riding a bicycle died after being hit by a private bus heading to Kolkata in the Panihati area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, a police officer said.
The cyclists were struck by the bus on B T Road, he said.
The two were declared dead at Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital.
The bus was impounded by the police, but the driver and conductor managed to escape, the officer said.
Two other individuals, who were travelling in an auto-rickshaw, were injured in the accident and are being treated at the same medical facility.
A case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated to determine the exact sequence of events, the officer added.
