Three people were seriously injured in a head-on collision on Kolkata's Maa Flyover near Topsia on Saturday morning after a Thar allegedly lost control, crossed the central divider and entered the opposite lane, crashing into an oncoming four-wheeler at around 8 am. The injured were rushed to hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
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A second report put the number of seriously injured at two and said the crash took place near the Hindu Cemetery in the Topsia area. It said one injured person was taken to SSKM Hospital and the other to another hospital, while the first report said the injured were taken to a private hospital. Awaaz Punjab is reporting both counts as the hospitals and police had not issued a single consolidated figure at the time of publication.
Source: IBNS via Connected to India
Traffic hit, vehicles seized
The collision caused major traffic congestion on the busy flyover. Police from Topsia police station reached the spot, arranged for the injured to be taken to hospital and have taken both vehicles to the police station as part of the investigation.
Source: IBNS via Connected to India
Police sources said the driver and a passenger in the Thar were allegedly returning after partying at a hotel on Park Street and were suspected to have been in an intoxicated state at the time of the accident. That allegation has not been established: police are examining whether alcohol consumption played a role in the driver losing control, and are also looking into the speed at which the Thar was being driven. The exact circumstances leading to the collision are yet to be established, and further details about the condition of the injured are awaited.
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