Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Two deaths in separate accidents in Calcutta
On Thursday, two people died in separate accidents in Calcutta.
First, a 78-year-old man named Suvendu Hazra was hit by a speeding car and died.
The car driver ran away, but the police found the car and are looking for the driver.
Later, an 18-year-old boy named Karan Singh fell off a bus while getting off and was run over by the same bus.
He also died.
The bus driver was caught, and the bus was taken away by the police.
Both accidents happened in different parts of the city.
A 78-year-old man, Suvendu Hazra, was killed by a speeding private car in the morning.
The car driver fled, but the police impounded the car and are searching for the driver.
Later, an 18-year-old boy, Karan Singh, was crushed under the wheels of a private bus.
Singh fell while deboarding the bus and was run over by the same bus.
The bus driver was arrested, and the vehicle was seized by the police.
- Who
- Suvendu Hazra, 78, and Karan Singh, 18
- What
- Two separate fatal accidents
- When
- Thursday, 7:50 AM and 10:50 AM
- Where
- Calcutta, India (Kings Way and Plassey Gate Road, and Hemanta Basu Sarani)
- Why
- One caused by a speeding car, the other by a bus running over a deboarding passenger
- Victim 1
- Suvendu Hazra, 78
- Victim 2
- Karan Singh, 18
- Accident 1 Location
- Kings Way and Plassey Gate Road
- Accident 1 Time
- 7:50 AM
- Accident 2 Location
- Hemanta Basu Sarani, BBD Bag area
- Accident 2 Time
- 10:50 AM
- Vehicle 1
- Private car
- Vehicle 2
- Private bus (Tangra to Salkia route)