Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Drowning Incidents in Malda and Road Accident in Jalpaiguri Claim Lives
In Malda, a schoolgirl and a paramedical student sadly drowned in separate incidents.
The schoolgirl was playing near a rain-swollen ditch and the student was cycling on a flooded road when they fell into water.
The Ganga river in Manikchak was dangerously high.
Also, a pedestrian was killed in a road accident in Jalpaiguri when a van hit him and a motorcycle.
Authorities advise extreme caution near water bodies and flooded roads.
A minor schoolgirl drowned in a rain-swollen ditch in Malda.
A paramedical student died after falling into a flooded pond in Malda.
The Ganga river in Manikchak was significantly above danger levels.
A pedestrian died in a road accident in Jalpaiguri.
Two people on a motorcycle were injured in the accident.
- Who
- A minor schoolgirl, a paramedical student, and a pedestrian.
- What
- Drowning incidents in Malda and a road accident in Jalpaiguri resulting in fatalities.
- When
- Within the last 24 hours.
- Where
- Malda and Jalpaiguri, India.
- Why
- The victims drowned or were struck in accidents due to flooded water bodies and road conditions.
- Location of Drowning Incidents
- Malda, Manikchak Block
- Victims in Malda
- Minor schoolgirl and paramedical student
- Victim in Jalpaiguri
- Pedestrian
- River Level (Malda)
- 25.4 meters, approx. 10m above danger level
- Road Accident Location
- Malbazar, Jalpaiguri