Helmetless biker, pillion rider killed in accident

KOLKATA: Two youths in their early 20s, who were on a speeding bike without helmets, were killed after a truck hit their two-wheeler on Belghoria Expressway in North Dum Dum in the wee hours of Sunday. Another youth, who was on the same bike, was severely injured.
While Abhishek Acharya (19) and Shibnath Tudu (18) were declared dead at Kamarhati Sagore Dutta hospital, their friend Ritwik Ghatak (19) is still battling for life.
The bike was reportedly travelling at a breakneck speed on the airport-bound flank of the near-empty expressway when the accident occurred.
Sunday's accident took place at Nimta Dhalai More around 1.30am when the three friends, all residents of Dum Dum's Durganagar, were returning home from Dunlop. "A speeding cement-laden truck coming from behind had hit the bike. All of them suffered head injuries apart from injuries on other body parts," a local trader said.
After being informed, a Nimta police team patrolling the area rushed to the spot and took the trio to the Kamarhati hospital. "The trio was on the same bike and had no helmets. The injured youth claimed that the truck was racing even as they were trying to avoid potholes. We are ascertaining their claims," an officer of Barrackpore Commissionerate said.