1 Killed, 8 Injured As Drunk Filmmaker Crashes Through Kolkata Market

One person was killed while eight others were injured after a car, reportedly being driven drunk, crashed at a market in Kolkata's Thakurpur area. Siddhant Das (35), a television director has been arrested by the police and took a woman co-passenger into custody.

Another woman, who was in the rear seat, fled the spot after the crash.

According to local media reports, the incident took place at around 9 am on Sunday. Das was driving back from Bakrahat in South 24 Parganas to Gariahat in south Kolkata, according to police.

Das and the two women were returning from a party when he lost control of the car and drove into a road closed for renovation. The car crashed through the rails and hit three two-wheelers and pedestrians.