One killed, TMC MP Arpita Ghosh seriously injured in road accident

One person was killed and four others including theatre activist turned Trinamool Congress MP Arpita Ghosh were on Wednesday injured in a collision between her car and a three-wheeler in South Dinajpur district, police said.

The driver of the three-wheeler, used for transporting goods, died while Ghosh, her bodyguard, and two other persons were injured in the mishap that occurred at Malancha village when she was returning from a party meeting at Hili. Her vehicle overturned following the mishap, police said, adding local villagers rushed to the spot and all the victims were rushed to a hospital.

"Ghosh has sustained injuries on her head, right shoulder and left foot. She suffered multiple fractures in the left leg," police said. The Balurghat MP was being taken to a hospital in Kolkata while the other injured were admitted to Balurghat district hospital. The deceased is yet to be identified, police said.