At least four people were injured after a car crossed the divider on Kolkata’s Maa Flyover and collided head-on with another private vehicle on Saturday morning, disrupting traffic on the elevated route for several hours. The injured passengers were taken to hospital, while police removed both damaged vehicles and began an investigation.
According to the report by Sangbad Pratidin, the collision took place as a car travelling from the Park Circus side crossed the divider and entered the lane carrying traffic in the opposite direction. The vehicle then hit an oncoming private car at high speed, leaving both vehicles badly damaged.
The impact caused the airbags in both cars to deploy. At least four occupants of the two vehicles were injured in the crash. One of the injured people was taken to SSKM Hospital, while the others were shifted to a private hospital, the report said. The supplied report did not provide details about their identities or the severity of their injuries.
The crash temporarily affected vehicle movement on the Maa Flyover and led to congestion on the route. Police later recovered both vehicles and took them to the police station. Traffic began moving normally after the immediate disruption was cleared.
The incident also brought attention to the risks created when a vehicle crosses a central divider and enters opposing traffic on a flyover. The report attributed the account of excessive speed and the vehicle crossing into the opposite lane to eyewitnesses. Those claims form part of the police investigation and have not been independently established in the supplied material.
The collision occurred on a major elevated connection serving traffic around Park Circus. Because flyovers carry vehicles at height and generally offer limited space for evasive manoeuvres, a vehicle entering the wrong lane can quickly create a high-risk situation for other road users. The available report, however, does not establish whether a mechanical failure, road condition, driver error or another factor caused the vehicle to cross the divider.
Police have detained both vehicles and started an investigation into the circumstances of the crash. Further details about the cause of the collision and the condition of those injured are awaited from the authorities.
