Silchar, Oct 2: A pedestrian was killed when a SUV (AS-11/EC-2182) lost control and crashed into a parked truck near the culvert in Meherpur’s Botertol area, close to Nightingale Hospital, on the morning of Vijaya Dashami.

Eyewitnesses said the white SUV, bearing a “CPWD” sticker on its windshield, was speeding before it struck the stationary truck. The victim, identified as Sushil Das (38), was thrown under the vehicle and died on the spot.

The accident sparked immediate chaos. The driver fled the scene, prompting furious bystanders to block the road and set the vehicle on fire.

Angry slogans demanding the driver’s arrest and action against the vehicle’s owner echoed across the area.

Senior police officials, including Cachar SSP Numal Mahatta, Additional SP (Headquarters) Subrata Sen

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