Truck mows down three women, injures four in Murshidabad

Three women were killed and four others seriously injured on Saturday evening when a truck ran a few feet off the Farakka-Bahadurpur road in Murshidabad and careened over the group of seven women on the road.

The deceased were identified as Sumati Mandal, 45, Jyotsna Mandal, 33 and Ashalata Mandal, 55, all from Sudna village. The four injured are admitted to Jangipur sub-divisional hospital.

The driver of the truck fled. SP Y. Raghuvamshi, said a case of unnatural death had been filed. Residents have demanded a speedbreaker in the area.