Kolkata Dec 14 (IANS) Two bikers died while at least six others got severely injured in two separate road accidents in West Bengal s Malda district on Thursday police said.
"A speeding motor cycle crashed into a battery operated rickshaw (Toto) in Malda s English Bazar area on Thursday morning. The biker sustained head injuries in the accident and was declared dead at the hospital " said an officer from English Bazar police station.
"The rickshaw flipped in the impact of the clash severely injuring two of its passengers " he added.
In another road accident in the district s Habibpur a biker died as his bike rammed into a motor van near Rishipur crossing while at least four passengers from the van sustained injuries.
"We are investigating if the biker was wearing a helmet during the accident. The injured people have been admitted to Malda medical college " a police official said.
--IANS
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