The deceased, Pratyush Panai, was taken to NRS Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. His pillion rider, Prosun Kumar, 27, a student of Meghnad Saha Institute, was taken to Ruby General Hospital with serious injuries
Monalisa Chaudhuri Published 18.10.26, 06:27 AM
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A 30-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed and the pillion rider critically injured after the two-wheeler collided head-on with a Toyota Fortuner near the Urbana crossing off EM Bypass early on Saturday, police said.
The SUV driver allegedly abandoned the vehicle and fled. The police are trying to track the driver.
The deceased, Pratyush Panai, was taken to NRS Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. His pillion rider, Prosun Kumar, 27, a student of Meghnad Saha Institute, was taken to Ruby General Hospital with serious injuries.
According to a preliminary police inquiry, the motorcycle was travelling south to north along Chowbaga Road and turning left towards Anandapur Road when it collided with the black Fortuner, which was travelling west to east along Anandapur Road and turning right.
The police said neither of the two men on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet and both were allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
The traffic police’s fatal squad has taken up the case.
Investigators are checking CCTV footage from the crossing and adjoining roads to reconstruct the sequence of events and establish the circumstances that led to the accident. Both vehicles have been impounded.
Investigators are trying to identify the SUV driver and establish what happened immediately after the collision.
The crash has once again highlighted the risks of riding two-wheelers without helmets.
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