Kolkata, July 30: A tragic road accident in Nadia district of West Bengal has resulted in the deaths of four young men. They were returning home after attending a funeral. Officials shared this information on Thursday.
The police reported that all four were riding on the same motorcycle. The rider lost control, causing the bike to crash into the wall of an old house by the roadside. The impact caused the wall to collapse, trapping the four young men underneath.
According to police, the incident occurred in the Saheb Danga area, under the jurisdiction of the Ranaghat police station. The victims were residents of the Musunda area in Ranaghat.
The police revealed that an elderly woman from the area had passed away on Wednesday, prompting relatives to travel from Musunda to the Balaghat crematorium located along the banks of the Bhagirathi River for the funeral.
The accident happened on Thursday morning as they were returning home after the cremation. Two of the young men died at the scene, while the other two were rushed to the Ranaghat sub-divisional hospital, where they were pronounced dead by doctors.
The deceased have been identified as Soumen Halder, Pratap Pramanik, Ajit Biswas, and Sabuj Biswas.
Upon receiving news of the accident, officials from the Ranaghat police station arrived at the scene, recovered the bodies, and sent them for post-mortem. The police are investigating the cause of the motorcycle losing control.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the district BJP president, Aparna Nandi, along with other local BJP leaders, visited the hospital to offer condolences to the grieving families. They expressed their sympathies and assured all possible assistance following this devastating incident.
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