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Bengal: Five killed in two road accidents in East Burdwan on Vijaya Dashami

Burdwan, Oct 22 (UNI) 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 spot and took the critically injured men to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared all three dead.
Police have seized the lorry, but its driver was absconding, officials said.
The deaths cast a pall of gloom over Bajitpur and neighbouring villages, including Bendua, Bujrukdighi, Bodehar and Mirepota.
In the second accident, two youths died after an unidentified vehicle hit them while they were returning home after pandal-hopping late on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred near a village cremation ground in Patna, under Bhatar police station limits.
The deceased were identified as Jeet Majhi (19) and Manoj Pal (30), both residents of the Mahachanda area in Bhatar, police said. UNI KS NST CDS
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