Over 20 people injured in the accident were taken to the SSKM hospital in Kolkata.
Three people were killed and seven injured after a speeding car jumped a red light and rammed multiple motorcycles and pedestrians waiting to cross the road in Kolkata on Monday.
Two people died at the spot and around 20, including the driver of the car, were rushed from the AJC Bose Road to the nearby SSKM hospital. Among the seven critical, one died at the hospital.
40-year-old Saidul Mollah from Mathurapur in South Bengal said that he got a call that one of his two daughters aged 8 and 12, who had come to Kolkata with a group of tourists to visit the zoo and the Victoria Memorial, were injured in an accident.
Shamim Mollah said his son was injured when the car hit the group waiting to cross the road to go to Victoria Memorial.
The accused driver has been identified as Suraj Parekh and the Volkswagen car has been traced to a tea company in Kolkata.
Hospital sources claim that the diver was under the influence of alcohol when he lost control and hit other vehicles and pedestrians.
"The driver of the car is also admitted to hospital and his condition is serious," said Aroop Biswas, one of several senior ministers of the Mamata Banerjee government who rushed to the hospital to ensure the injured got immediate attention.
Ms Banerjee's government has been focusing on road safety and has recently launched a campaign 'Safe Drive, Save Life' under which petrol pumps are not allowed to sell fuel to two wheeler riders not wearing helmets.