Four people
were killed when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus at
Marishda in East Midnapore on Thursday, police said.
Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee condoled the deaths and said that the state government would
provide compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
The accident
took place on NH-116 at Daisai bus stand in Marishda area around 7.15am when
the Kolkata-bound bus coming from Digha met with a head-on collision with the
car coming from the opposite direction, a police officer said.
The four
occupants of the car were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were declared
‘brought-dead’ by doctors, he said.
Police said the
dead have been identified as Tapas Karmakar (32), Subhankar Ghosh (25), Subham
Saha (28) of Simulia and Suman Ghosh (26) of Narayangarh under Bhimpur police
station limits in Nadia.
We are
investigating to ascertain whether the car driver was intoxicated,” the officer
said, adding that CCTV footage will also be examined. Condoling the deaths, the
CM wrote on X, “I am saddened to know that four people were killed in a road
accident in Marishda, Purba Medinipur this morning. I offer my sincere
condolences to the families, relatives and friends of the victims. The district
administration will provide all help. The state government will also provide
financial compensation to the families of the victims.”
During her
speech in the election campaign rally at Haldia, Miss Banerjee also expressed
her condolence to the bereaved family members asking the police to reinforce
the “Save Drive Safe Life” campaign along the road as many tourists frequent
the road to reach Digha.
Question 1: what is meaning of "Next of the kin"?
Question 2: pick up the correct synonyms of "the deceased"
