Barrackpore, September 05: A 20-year-old youth was killed and his companion injured when a truck rammed into their bicycle near Rabindra Bhavan on B T road at Kharda in North 24 Parganas district this morning.
The accident happened when the truck rode on the divider while trying to save a child, police said.
The victim Bikash Sahu, a third year commerce student and a resident of Fakirchandghat road of Titagarh along with his friend Basir, were on their way to Khardah railway station.
The driver, however, managed to flee the spot, police further added.
The accident irked the locals who torched the killer vehicle and raised blockades.
Police later resorted to lathicharge to disperse the crowd and ease tension.
Four fire tenders were also pressed into service to douse the flames, fire brigade sources said.
Police said that while Bikash died on the spot, his friend was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
—-Agencies