The former superintedent of Panihati State General Hospital and another doctor were seriously injured when their speeding motorbike skidded off the highway at Titagarh in North 24-Parganas district, the police said today.
"Sixty-two-year-old Dr Bimal Halder who was superintendent of Panihati State General Hospital was seriouly injured in the accident. They were returning from a conference at Titagarh last night and the accident occurred on BT Road," C Sudhakar, DC DD of Barrackpore Police Commissionarate, said.
They were admitted to a local private hospital, he said.