Barddhaman, Feb 14 (UNI) A dumper crushed four persons, including three members
of a family to death on National Highway 2 in Purba Barddhaman district of West
Bengal on Sunday.
According to police, the accident reportedly took place when the daily- wagers were
crossing the highway to catch a bus to their workplace in Bankura district when a
Kolkata-bound dumper ran over them and fled the spot.
The three family members were taken to a state-run hospital, where doctors declared
them dead. The fourth person later succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment
at another hospital, a senior police official said.
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