Five killed, four injured as speeding SUV overturns

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Press Trust of India Burdwan (WB)
Last Updated : Nov 22 2014 | 3:25 PM IST
Five persons including three members of a family were killed and four others injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned in Burdwan district today, police said.
The speeding SUV was on its way to Jharkhand from Kolkata when it overturned at Manikbazar area of Golti in the district at around 11.30 am killing its drivers, three occupants and a bystander who was waiting for a bus, they said.
The deceased were identified as Puspha Devi, Kumud Devi, Ichha Raj Devi, driver Afzal Sheikh and bystander Jyotsna Hakure.
The four injured were rushed to government hospital while three of them were discharged after first aid, one of the seriously injured was admitted to a private hospital.
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First Published: Nov 22 2014 | 3:25 PM IST

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