Five people on two-wheelers died in four road accidents across the city between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. At least two were without helmets, police said.
“After pedestrians, the maximum number of people who die in road accidents are two-wheeler riders. We always insist on helmets. This is why the fine for not wearing a helmet has been increased to Rs 1,000,” said an officer.
However, compliance dips at night when there are fewer cops on the roads.
Kalikapur, Tuesday 9.05pm: Bishal Sardar, 22, a resident of Chakraborty Para in Rajdanga, Kasba, was speeding past a stationary car parked on Kalikapur Road when the driver opened the door leaving very little time for Sardar to react. “The biker crashed into the opened door and was flung off. The car fled, leaving the biker bleeding. He did not have his helmet on,” said an officer. Sardar was declared dead at MR Bangur hospital.
Sardar, whose family said he did not finish school, was the youngest of three siblings. His mother had not been told about his demise till Wednesday afternoon.
Strand Road, Wednesday 3.15am: A motorcycle with three persons on it crashed into the median divider on Strand Road, near Prinsep Ghat, killing two of the riders.
Mohammad Islam, 23, and his friend Mohammad Sarfaraz, 21, both from Ghulam Abbas Lane in Garden Reach, were riding with a 24-year-old woman friend, who was from Kidderpore.
“Islam and the woman were declared dead at SSKM Hospital. Sarfaraz was admitted to the hospital,” said an officer.
Karl Marx Sarani, Wednesday 12.05am: Mehtab Hossain, 27, and his friend Siraul Basar Mondal, 22, were on a motorcycle that was hit by a truck that fled. Hossain
was declared dead at SSKM Hospital. Mondal was treated there.
“Both are from Khal Dhari Road in Nadial. They were wearing helmets but the bike did not have a number plate,” said an officer.
Basanti Highway, Tuesday 11.05pm: Dipayan Mondal, 50, a resident of Bamanghata, Calcutta Leather Complex, died after his two-wheeler rammed into a lamp post. “We did not find a helmet. It appears that he was speeding,” said an officer.