Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- A video purportedly showing three motorcycles skidding one after another on a coloured road surface of a flyover has triggered concerns among a section of motorists in Kolkata, with questions being raised over the safety of the city's pre-Durga Puja road beautification drive.

On Wednesday, Sayandip Lahiri posted a video on Meta showing three bikes reportedly skidding and falling one after another on the coloured surface of a flyover. The footage appeared to have been recorded from the dashboard camera of a vehicle.

The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.

The footage has nevertheless fuelled allegations from some motorcyclists that the newly painted road surfaces become slippery when wet. Som...