Five of a family die in Bengal road accident
Kolkata, June 26: Five persons, including a woman, of a family were killed in a road accident in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday, police said.
The family was returning from an invitation in Birbhum district's Rampurhat when their car was smashed by a speeding dumper truck on a highway near Malda's Baishnabnagar area.
"A car with five passengers got hit by a speeding dumper truck near Baisnabnagar's '18 Mile' area at around 2 a.m on Tuesday. Murali Prasad, a resident of Malda town, and four of his family members including wife and two sons died in the accident," an officer from Baisnabnagar Police Station said.
"All of them were severely injured in the accident. They were rushed to nearby Srirampur Hospital where they were declared dead," he said.
The driver and the helper of the dumper fled the spot.
"The impact on the car shows the dumper was at a very high speed. We have seized the vehicle and hunt for the accused driver is on," the police officer added.
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Explosion heard over Dubai airport followed by cloud of smoke
Dubai: An explosion was heard over Dubai International Airport on Saturday, followed by a cloud of smoke in the air, according to a witness who spoke to AFP, as Iran continued attacks across the Gulf region.
The flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed several aircraft circling above the airport in what appeared to be a holding pattern.
Meanwhile, the Dubai Media Office said in a post on X that there had been “a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception.”
In the same post, authorities also denied reports circulating online about a direct strike on the airport.
Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
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