West Bengal: Car of former CPI-M MLA's son mows down 9, 4 killed
According to reports, the over-speeding sedan of former CPI-M MLA Hedayatullah Chowdhury's son, Hamidullah Chowdhury, lost its control on Memari-Katwa road and crashed into a hand-tractor, parked beside the road, at around 8 pm. when few workers were loading paddy on it.
At least nine workers and the companion of Hamidullah, Sheikh Mahammad Shahid, were seriously hurt in the mishap and were rushed to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, where to of the nine injured workers were declared brought dead.
Later at midnight, two more workers died in the hospital.
Sheikh Mahammad Shahid, who was sitting beside the driver, claimed that Hamidullah was driving the car and he was drunk that time.
However, after seizing the vehicle, police have started probe into the incident while accused Hamidullah has gone absconding since the crash.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha,Image: WIkimedia Commons)
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