Kolkata, July 21 -- Two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by a fish-laden pickup van on Jessore Road in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas today, police said.
The accident occurred at Madhyamgram early this morning when the victims were on a bike crossing
between dividers and the mini-truck on high speed hit them, throwing them on the metal road, killing one of them on spot and fatally wounding another.
The victims were identified as SK Kashed (25) and Ziarul Rahman (38). The local people reacting to the
accident blocked the busy Jessore Road for an hour and vandalised a police kiosk nearby forcing the
administration to deploy the Rapid Action Force to restore the situation.
The driver and the helper of the mini-truck fled leaving the...