One person was killed and three others sustained serious injuries in two separate road accidents from Kumarghat and Kathalia areas of Tripura on Friday.
In the first incident, a man identified as Subindra Reang was killed, while his friend Chiranjit Reang was critically injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with a goods-carrying Bolero vehicle on the Assam-Agartala National Highway near Rathiabari Noydhrun School under Kumarghat police station of Unakoti district.
Sources said that the two friends were travelling on a motorcycle bearing registration number TR 02 K 4729 towards Kumarghat on Friday afternoon when a goods-carrying Bolero (TR 02 L 1724), coming from the opposite direction, rammed into their two-wheeler.
Following the accident, personnel from the Kumarghat Fire station rushed to the spot and rescued the injured duo before shifting them to Kumarghat Sub-Divisional Hospital. However, the attending doctor declared Subindra Reang dead on arrival, while Chiranjit Reang was referred to Kailashahar District Hospital for better treatment.
Both victims hailed from Rajdharpara in the 82 Mile Kanchancherra area, near the English Medium School. The body of the deceased has been kept at the Fatikroy Hospital morgue and will be handed over to his family members on Saturday after post-mortem. The tragic incident has cast a pall of gloom over the Kumarghat area. Police have initiated an investigation into the accident.
In a separate incident, two scooter riders were seriously injured in a collision between two scooters at Kathalia under the Santirbazar subdivision of South Tripura district on Friday. The accident involved a scooter bearing registration number TR 03 06398 and another unregistered TVS scooter.
The injured riders have been identified as Birdesh Reang and Namadaya Reang. After receiving information, personnel from the Santirbazar Fire and Emergency Services promptly reached the spot, rescued the injured and shifted them to Santirbazar District Hospital.
According to preliminary information, one of the injured persons is a minor who was reportedly travelling towards the Chelagang area, while the other is said to be an employee of the Forest Department.
The two accidents have once again highlighted concerns over road safety, with police and emergency services responding to the incidents.