A 10-year-old girl was killed after being knocked down by a goods vehicle loaded with bags of cement on Goragacha Road in Taratala on Wednesday afternoon.
Eye witnesses told police Sanjana Das was cycling near her house on Goragacha Road when the lorry knocked her down around 3.05pm. The cycle was flung away and Sanjana came under one of the front wheels of the lorry.
She was declared dead at SSKM Hospital.
Soon after the accident, a section of residents stopped the lorry, pulled out driver Ramesh Yadav and beat him up. The crowd continued to swell for some time bringing traffic on Goragacha Road to a halt.
Officers from Taratala police station and Southwest traffic guard went to the spot and rescued Yadav from a clutch of angry youths.
Goragacha Road connects Diamond Harbour Road with Transport Depot Road in Kolkata’s port area, cutting through several industrial units and small localities on either side of the road. With
traffic temporarily stopped after the accident, some vehicles were diverted through Transport Depot Road to avoid the queuing up of Diamond Harbour Road-bound vehicles.
“The truck was headed towards Diamond Harbour Road from Goragacha Road in the afternoon when the accident occurred. Since the driver received injuries, he has been admitted to SSKM Hospital,” said a senior officer of the Taratala police station.
The police said a case of causing death by negligence under section 304A of the IPC has been drawn up against Yadav. He will be questioned after he recovers. The vehicle has been seized and a test will be done to find out if there was a mechanical failure resulting in the fatal accident.
Earlier on Tuesday night, a sergeant of the East traffic guard was injured when a motorcyclist hit him on Kidderpore Road around 9.10pm.
Ranjit Saha injured his left leg and was admitted to Belle Vue Clinic. He was discharged later.
The Kidderpore Road accident took place within a few hours of a private car hitting a 62-year-old woman on RG Kar Road on Tuesday.
Samriti Sarkar was taken to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and later shifted to a private hospital in Ballygunge.