Kolkata: A 38-year-old man died after being run over by a truck on Wednesday, two hours after he reportedly tried to end his life by jumping into the Hooghly. The incident took place near Champatala Ghat on Strand Bank Road around 5am. Around 3.10am, the man, Sandip Singh, had reportedly jumped into the river but he was rescued by some locals. Cops said that the victim was drunk.
He was declared dead at
RG Kar Hospital. TNN