Two die, three injured in road accident in Durgapur

Durgapur, Mar 25 (UNI) Two masons were killed and three critically injured when a tractor in which they were travelling turned on a side following a tyre burst in this steel town of Burdaman district of West Bengal today.

Police said the accident occurred when the five masons travelling on the tractor came under the vehicle after one of its front tyres burst.

While Rashim Shaikh (15) died on the spot, Tapat Akar (32) succumbed to his injuries in a local hospital.

Three others were battling for their lives in the hopistal, police said.

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