SUV rams into Siliguri home, youth dies

 

All other members of the victim's family, including two children, are still under treatment at the NBMCH

“Around 11pm, members of the family had gathered in front of their house. Suddenly, an SUV that was moving through the locality rammed into their house and hit them. The driver had no control over the vehicle. We immediately rushed and shifted the family members to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital where the doctors said one of them had died,” said a local resident.

TT   |   Siliguri   |    03.12.20  :  A 30-year-old person died and eight members of his family were injured when an SUV rammed into their house at Gatebazaar, a locality in ward 32 of Siliguri, on Tuesday night.

Police seized the vehicle. The driver has managed to escape.

“Around 11pm, members of the family had gathered in front of their house. Suddenly, an SUV that was moving through the locality rammed into their house and hit them. The driver had no control over the vehicle. We immediately rushed and shifted the family members to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital where the doctors said one of them had died,” said a local resident.

The deceased was Sunil Routh. All other members of his family, including two children, are still under treatment at the NBMCH.   

On Wednesday morning, Ranjan Sarkar, president of Trinamul’s Darjeeling district (plains) committee, and ward coordinator Tapas Chatterjee visited the spot. They promised help for the family.