Kolkata: Three women died and four others were injured in two bike accidents reported from the Maidan and Jorasanko PS areas. In the first case, a bike and a scooter collided on Red Road around 3.10 am on Sunday. The pillion riders, Raniya Singh (24) and Vidhya Gurung (19), who were reportedly not wearing helmets, succumbed to their injuries. Three others, including riders Saikat Sikder (28), Md Azharuddin (28) — Singh’s husband — and Vishal Majhi (34), sustained serious injuries.In a separate incident on Saturday night, Sana Parveen (28) died on Tara Chand Dutta Road in Jorasanko when a heavy goods vehicle collided with the two-wheeler Parveen was riding pillion on. Parveen, who was also without a helmet, was declared brought dead at Calcutta Medical College. The two-wheeler rider, Sahabaz Hossain, was treated and discharged. Jorasanko police have seized the offending truck and apprehended the driver.
