A 30-year-old man died and another person was injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with a car at the crossing of Chaubaga Road and Anandapur Road in Kolkata’s Anandapur area early on Saturday, according to police. The crash took place shortly after 4 am at the Urbana crossing.
The deceased was identified as Pratyush Panai. He was riding the motorcycle with 27-year-old Prosun Kumar, who was injured in the collision and admitted to a private hospital near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. Police said neither of the two men was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
According to the police account cited in the report, the motorcycle was travelling from Chaubaga Road towards Anandapur Road when it turned at the junction. A black car approaching from the opposite direction then collided with the motorcycle. Pratyush was thrown onto the road and sustained severe head injuries.
People at the scene took Pratyush to NRS Medical College and Hospital, but he had already died by then, police said. Prosun was taken to a private hospital for treatment. He is a student at Meghnad Saha Institute and is from Godda in Jharkhand.
Police also said that both the motorcycle rider and the pillion rider appeared to be intoxicated. This account has been attributed to the police and remains part of the investigation into the crash. The driver of the car allegedly left the vehicle at the scene and fled after the collision.
The police have seized both the damaged car and the motorcycle. Officers are searching for the car’s driver, while the circumstances of the collision, including the condition of the vehicles and the conduct of those involved, remain under investigation.
