KOLKATA: A schoolboy lay bleeding to death for an hour after an accident on AJC Bose Road on Tuesday morning as a lone saviour tried desperately to stop a vehicle to take him to hospital, less than a kilometre away. Hundreds of cars passed the teenager in blood-soaked uniform, but none bothered. Calls to 100 also did not help. The victim's classmate, himself injured in the crash, hobbled to some traffic policemen to seek help but they took their time.
Finally, the saviour parked his bike sideways to block the traffic. More vital time was lost in persuading an ambulance driver to help. But the delay proved fatal. Supriyo, a Class XII student of St Thomas School, Kidderpore, died 30 minutes after being admitted to hospital. Insurance employee Asish Chowdhury, who was with Supriyo in his last hour,was in tears. "If only someone had helped.... When I called up his mother, the boy was alive. But he died before the mother could reach," said Chowdhury. Supriyo was riding pillion with classmate Atif Rehman on a 150cc sportsbike. The duo had set off from school with another biker schoolmate, Anup Agarwal, after taking their English examination.
Eyewitnesses said the two bikers started racing as soon as they got on the flyover around 11.20am. AJC Bose Road flyover is notorious for drag-race type speeding by bikers. Choudhury, who was driving at 50kmph, reckons the schoolboys were doing 80 when they overtook him from both sides. To make things worse, Supriyo was not wearing a helmet. Atif lost control and crashed into guard wall of the Park Circus-bound flank. TOI photographs show the bike scraped against the wall for 20 metres (see Page 5), taking chunks of concrete off it before smashing on its side.
Atif was thrown several feet but was saved by his helmet. Supriyo suffered grievous head injuries. His abdomen and thigh were split open and he was bleeding badly. Agarwal sped away in spite of seeing his friends crash, say police. Chowdhury stopped his bike and rushed to Supriyo. "He was lying against the right wall, unconscious, and his breathing was shallow," he said. He ran to help Atif get to his feet and rushed back to try and stem the blood flow. They realized Supriyo needed immediate medical attention and tried to stop passing cars but they swerved past the frantically waving duo. "I dialled 100 but all I got was a recorded message," Choudhury said. He then parked his and Atif 's crashed bike across the road to block traffic.
Finally, the saviour parked his bike sideways to block the traffic. More vital time was lost in persuading an ambulance driver to help. But the delay proved fatal. Supriyo, a Class XII student of St Thomas School, Kidderpore, died 30 minutes after being admitted to hospital. Insurance employee Asish Chowdhury, who was with Supriyo in his last hour,was in tears. "If only someone had helped.... When I called up his mother, the boy was alive. But he died before the mother could reach," said Chowdhury. Supriyo was riding pillion with classmate Atif Rehman on a 150cc sportsbike. The duo had set off from school with another biker schoolmate, Anup Agarwal, after taking their English examination.
Eyewitnesses said the two bikers started racing as soon as they got on the flyover around 11.20am. AJC Bose Road flyover is notorious for drag-race type speeding by bikers. Choudhury, who was driving at 50kmph, reckons the schoolboys were doing 80 when they overtook him from both sides. To make things worse, Supriyo was not wearing a helmet. Atif lost control and crashed into guard wall of the Park Circus-bound flank. TOI photographs show the bike scraped against the wall for 20 metres (see Page 5), taking chunks of concrete off it before smashing on its side.
Atif was thrown several feet but was saved by his helmet. Supriyo suffered grievous head injuries. His abdomen and thigh were split open and he was bleeding badly. Agarwal sped away in spite of seeing his friends crash, say police. Chowdhury stopped his bike and rushed to Supriyo. "He was lying against the right wall, unconscious, and his breathing was shallow," he said. He ran to help Atif get to his feet and rushed back to try and stem the blood flow. They realized Supriyo needed immediate medical attention and tried to stop passing cars but they swerved past the frantically waving duo. "I dialled 100 but all I got was a recorded message," Choudhury said. He then parked his and Atif 's crashed bike across the road to block traffic.
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