Siliguri, June 22 -- A day after the tragic NBSTC bus accident at Maynaguri claimed six lives, including a child, another fatal road accident in Jalpaiguri district left two persons dead near Fulbari Barrage in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Mintu Shil and Krishna Halder. According to police sources, the two were travelling on a motorcycle to their workplace when an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit them and fled the scene.
Police said that hundreds of trucks were parked along the Fulbari-Ghoshpukur Bypass at the time of the accident, severely restricting the movement of smaller vehicles. As a result, personnel from the local police outpost reportedly faced difficulties in reaching the i...