2 kids among 7 dead in twin Murshidabad accidents

Behrampore: Seven persons, including two children, were killed and 12 others were injured in two road accidents in Murshidabad district on Thursday. A lorry flipped near Mirjapur Haji Soleman Chowdhury High School in Beldanga, killing Irak Sheikh (7) and Saddam Sheikh (5), police said.
Two children were injured in the accident and have been hospitalised. “The kids were playing by the roadside when the accident took place,” the grandmother of the deceased children said.
In the other accident at Dholomore in Suti, an auto-rickshaw collided with an SUV, leaving five dead and 10 injured.According to witnesses, the auto was overloaded and lost control. The victims have been identified as Ajraful Sheikh (25), Firaj Sheikh (28), Nikhil Mondal (50), Nibaran Mondal (36) and Subodh Mondal (32).