Three killed in accident in Nagaon

A CORRESPONDENT

NAGAON: Altogether three youths of Bishnupur Path near Dimaruguri Tiniali, on the outskirts of the small town were spot dead in a tragic road mishap near Mahrul Tiniali on Monday night which apparently has cast a pall of gloom in the entire area of Dimaruguri.

The tragic incident took place when the youths riding on a scooty, rammed a speeding truck coming from the same direction at about 10:45 pm on Monday night. The victim youths have been identified as Pankaj Das, Madhurya Das and Bikram Das of Dimaruguri Bishnupur Path in the town.

Following the incident, some locals from the areas went on a rampage and created ruckus on the spot at night. The locals staged a protest against the local traffic police personnel and also detained the in-charge officer of Nagaon traffic branch for over an hour on the accident site, sources said, adding that Inspector Monuj Rajbangshi, officer in charge of Nagaon PS rushed to the spot and controlled the situation. Besides, he also managed to get free the traffic incharge from the agitators.

Meanwhile, police sent the bodies of the victims to Nagaon Civil Hospital for post mortem and also brought the truck to Nagaon PS for further legal proceedings. Eventually, the driver of the truck managed to escape from the locals after the incident.