Kolkata: A 63-year-old child lost his life after being hit by a private bus while trying to cross the APC road that was busy close to the Crossing Manictala on Monday morning.
Police said the victim – was identified as Kallol Ghosh from Dum Dum – was hit by a bus at Route L-238 at 9.22 in the morning.
“Ghosh received a severe head injury and rushed to RG Kar Medical College where he was declared dead.
The police said that the bus driver initially escaped from the place, but was arrested later.” A study of the accident after analyzing CCTV recordings had made us believe that.
pedestrians – who will conduct medical consultations – partly to blame, along with the bus driver who will foster higher than the speed limit.
Open signals for buses that must be passed and pedestrians suddenly come in front of the vehicle, “said an officer from the Fatal Traffic Police forces who were investigating this case.
Kolkata police, who have started the study of pedestrian movements at important crossover points In the city last year, it has identified the maniktala crossing as a place where pedestrians often jammed in the middle of the road because the signal becomes green for vehicles.
“Senior citizens face problems and we have proposed establishing pedestrian island to allow people like it to wait and stop accident.
We hope the plan will soon be subject to sanctions, “said an officer in Lalbazar.