Kolkata, June 21 -- Torrential rain that lashed Kolkata and its adjoining areas for nearly one-and-a-half hours on Sunday led to widespread waterlogging and a series of accidents, severely disrupting normal life across the city.
In a tragic incident at Maheshtala in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a man suffered grievous injuries after being hit by an out-of-control dumper truck while taking shelter beneath a flyover during the downpour.
According to eyewitnesses, the victim was standing near Pillar No. 109 of the Budge Budge Trunk Road flyover at Mollar Gate when an 18-wheeler dumper, coming from the Jinjira Bazar side, lost control and rammed into the pillar's guard wall before striking him. The impact left the man critically ...