A city-bound loaded truck knocked down a motorcyclist on Vidyasagar Setu and fled before crashing into the boundary wall of Fort William near its South Gate on Kidderpore Road on Saturday night, police said.
The motorcyclist, Sunil Sharma, 44, was critically injured and taken to SSKM Hospital, where he was declared dead.
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The driver fled the Fort William crash site, the police said. “The two accidents happened within a span of five to seven minutes. We checked CCTV footage and realised that the same cement-laden truck was involved in both accidents,” said an officer.
“It was apparent that the truck was being driven rashly and the driver failed to control the vehicle. The vehicle was headed for Dum Dum.”