A 22-year-old man standing by the roadside and talking on his phone on Friday morning was crushed by a car that lost control, hit pedestrians and a two-wheeler, and mounted the footpath near Ultadanga. ADVERTISEMENTTwo others — a pedestrian who had just got off a bus and a scooterist — were injured and are undergoing treatment at different hospitals. The crash took place around 9am on CIT Road near the DVC Tower, when the car was travelling from Kankurgachi towards Ultadanga. The vehicle lost control and hit two pedestrians and a scooterist before veering onto the footpath, the police said. It just kept crashing into people and vehicles in its way.”The police have impounded the car and arrested the driver.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2026 23:26 UTC