2 killed, 1 injured in mishap

Two men were killed and a woman was injured after being hit by a truck on National Highway 6, off Amta-Ranihati Road in Howrah, on Sunday morning. Police said the truck driver lost control after taking a left turn towards Amta-Ranihati Road and ran over Kohinoor Bibi.

The truck then hit a rickshaw van, crushing to death 40-year-old Kush Mallick and an unidentified man. Kohinoor Bibi was taken to hospital where her condition was stated to be critical. The truck driver fled leaving behind the vehicle.

Local residents blocked National Highway 6 to protest rash driving.