Kalchini, 14th December: One person died in a road accident in Kalchini. The deceased has been identified as Dewan Tamang of Manglabari Hatkhola area of Kalchini block.
According to local sources, Dewan Tamang was travelling by scooty on Tuesday night when a heavy vehicle lost control and rammed into him on Pasakha Road. Dewan Tamang sustained serious injures in the incident. Cops and local people rescued Tamang and took him to Latabari hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
The body was sent to Alipurduar District Hospital today for postmortem. Police are probing the matter.