KOLKATA: A 36-year-old woman, who was riding pillion on a bike with her husband, died after being flung off the Nagerbazar flyover in Dum Dum when an SUV collided head-on with the two-wheeler on Monday evening.
The accident happened on the flyover near Kazipara when the deceased, Beauty Biswas and her husband, Asim, were returning to their Lake Town home. Both of them were wearing helmets.
While the woman succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital, her husband was admitted to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital with serious injuries.
Cops have arrested Arafat Ali, driver of the killer vehicle, who will be produced in Barrackpore court on Tuesday.
Cops said the SUV was running at a high speed towards the side of Dum Dum Central Jail from Lake Town when the driver lost control and ended up hitting the bike coming from the opposite direction.
“The woman, who fell off the flyover and landed on the road, suffered several fractures and was left bleeding profusely. Her husband was also thrown off the bike and received serious injuries on his head, chest and waist. But he fell on the flyover, which saved his life,” said a traffic cop.
The couple was rushed to a private hospital near Nagerbazar, where the woman succumbed to her injuries. Her husband was later shifted to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after his condition deteriorated.
“The man, who was behind the wheels of the SUV, resorted to reckless driving. It hit the bike at a high speed,” said a local trader.
Cops suspect that Ali might have been in an inebriated condition. “We have already arrested the driver and seized the car. An investigation is on,” said an officer.
