Woman dies in road mishap in New Town

A female employee of a corporate office in the New Town area was run over by a state government bus on Thursday.

The incident occurred near the Biswa Bangla Crossing when the victim Banashree Pal riding on a two-wheeler was going to her office.

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According to police, an airport-bound speeding government bus dashed the two-wheeler from behind and ran her over. She fell on the ground in a pool of blood and was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead.

Police have started an investigation and the driver has not yet been arrested so far.

On Wednesday, one Subir Chakraborty also died in a road accident in the New Town area. Chakraborty, a resident of CC Block, died when the motorbike of an engineering student of a private college hit him.

The student, who hails from Howrah was later arrested.