Five die in two mishaps

Five persons were killed in two accidents in Murshidabad’s Sagardighi and Behrampore late on Friday.

In one, brothers Sitaram and Sankar Mondal, and their cousin Apurba died when their bike rammed into the wall of a home at Ujjalnagar village in Sagardighi at 10pm. In the other, Uttam Haldar and Maidul Islam died when their auto collided with a truck in Behrampore’s Katabagan around 9pm.

Autorickshaw driver Samsuddin Mondal, grievously injured, was first sent to Murshidabad Medical College and then referred to NRS Medical College in Calcutta. Police are searching for the truck driver.