3 members of family drown in Damodar, 2 rescued
Three members of a family from Kolkata have drowned in Damodar river near Kulti in West Burdwan district today while bathing and taking selfies. The locals have managed to save two others.
After the accident, the Bengal CM reportedly refused medical attention and left for Kolkata.
“I can sense a fever coming…feeling cold…,” said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after her car met with an accident while returning to Kolkata from Burdwan.
The 69-year-old West Bengal CM suffered a small head injury in the accident.
Narrating the incident, Banerjee said that a speeding vehicle came in front of her car all of a sudden and she survived due to the applying of hand brakes.
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“I can sense a fever coming. I am also feeling cold…A vehicle suddenly came before my car. It was a speeding vehicle. I survived due to the applying of hand brakes and sustained an injury just on the head,” she told news agency ANI.
The West Bengal CM refused to go to the hospital and said that the police will do their work with regards to the investigation into the accident.
“Police will do their work. I will not go to the hospital. I am feeling cold, so I am going home,” she said.
Mamata Banerjee had gone to the Burdwan by helicopter to address a government event. However, the weather turned bad and she had to return by road.
A speeding vehicle came in front of her car, promoting the driver to apply emergency hand brakes. This led to Banerjee, who prefers to sit in the front seat, hitting her head to the windshield.
After the accident, the Bengal CM reportedly refused medical attention and left for Kolkata.
Upon reaching the capital city, she was attended by doctors, who applied a band-aid on her forehead.
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