A motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider was seriously injured after a car collided head-on with their motorcycle near the Choubaga-Anandapur Road crossing in Kolkata’s Anandapur police station area at around 4am on Saturday, according to a report by Sanmarg.
The crash took place near Arbana, when the two men were travelling from Choubaga Road towards Anandapur. Preliminary information cited in the report indicates that the motorcycle was being turned towards Anandapur Road when a speeding car approaching from the opposite direction struck it.
The impact threw both motorcycle riders onto the road. Local residents and police helped take them to hospital after the collision. The motorcycle rider was taken to Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital with serious head injuries, where doctors declared him dead.
The injured pillion rider, identified in the report as 24-year-old Prasoon Kumar, was admitted to Ruby Hospital. His condition was reported to be serious.
The report identifies the deceased as Pratyush Tanay and also refers to him as Pratyush Panai. It gives conflicting details about his age, mentioning both 30 years and 20 years, and states that he was from Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The identity and personal details are subject to confirmation by the police and the relevant hospital authorities.
The car driver reportedly abandoned the vehicle at the crash site and fled. Police seized the damaged car and began efforts to trace the driver. Investigators are examining the circumstances of the collision, including the vehicle’s speed and whether negligence contributed to the crash.
The incident occurred during the festival period and has again brought attention to the risks faced by two-wheeler users on city roads, particularly at junctions where vehicles travelling in opposite directions converge. The available report does not provide details of road lighting, traffic-control arrangements, the car’s registration, or whether any case had been formally registered against the driver.
Police action is expected to focus on identifying and locating the driver, establishing the sequence of events through witness accounts and other available evidence, and determining the cause of the crash. Further official details on the case and the condition of the injured rider were not available in the supplied report.
