54-year-old dies after taxi hits bike

Kolkata: A 54-year-old biker lost his life after being hit by a taxi late on Tuesday evening. The incident took place on

Rashbehari Avenue

close to the

Maha Nirvan Math

. The victim has been identified as Pankaj Nandy, a resident of Bijoy Bose Road in Bhowanipore. The incident took place around 8.15pm.

The victim was taken to SSKM Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

“It seems the taxi hit the biker from behind. We are looking into CCTV footage for leads. The taxi driver initially managed to escape but was nabbed later,” said an officer from the fatal squad that took over the probe from the local Rabindra Sarobar police.