12 Kolkata: An app-bike rider died in a freak accident on VIP Road early on Monday when the spare helmet hanging from his left hand got entangled with a cyclist's handlebar. The biker fell on to the road and was fatally run over by a govt AC bus.
The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Debraj Das, a resident of Ultadanga. He was heading toward Lake Town to pick up a customer. "It appears that after dropping off one passenger, Das was hurrying to pick up another. He didn't secure the spare helmet properly. While trying to manoeuvre past a cyclist, the helmet may have caught onto the bicycle's handlebar, resulting in a loss of balance and a tragic fall," said an officer.
Witnesses said the motorbike skidded and Das was flung to the right of the road. He fell directly in front of a moving AC 37 bus. The front wheels of the bus ran over him. Das is survived by his wife and three-year-old daughter. The bus involved in the accident has been seized, and the driver has been taken into custody.