Burdwan, Oct. 22 -- Five people were killed in two separate road accidents in East Burdwan on Vijaya Dashami, police said.
In the first incident, three members of a family from Bajitpur village died after their motorcycle was hit by a loaded lorry near Mirepota crossing on State Highway 7, which connects Burdwan and Arambagh, under Raina police station limits.
The deceased were identified as Kamakhya Roy (61), Narugopal Roy (45) and Srikanta Roy (41), all residents of Bajitpur under Sehara gram panchayat in Raina.
According to district police, the three were heading towards a fuel station at Mirepota when a speeding lorry travelling towards Burdwan struck their motorcycle as they crossed the road.
Raina police personnel rushed to the sp...