India News | 1 Killed, 6 Injured as Speeding Car Hits Pedestrians in Kolkata
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A person was killed and six people injured after a speeding car hit them in east Kolkata's Chingrighata area on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Kolkata, Nov 6 (PTI) A person was killed and six people injured after a speeding car hit them in east Kolkata's Chingrighata area on Saturday afternoon, police said.
The incident happened around 3.40 pm at Chingrighata crossing and the driver was arrested, they said.
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The car hit seven people standing on the roadside after the driver lost control of the vehicle, police said.
"We are trying to find whether there was a brake failure of the vehicle," a police officer said.
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