A 34-year-old schoolteacher was killed in a road accident on the Silchar-Kalinganagar road in Topkhana on the outskirts of Silchar town on Saturday. The deceased, Sharmistha Bhattacharjee alias Dimpi, hailed from Raigarh Tarapur in Silchar. As per reports, the incident took place in Borkhola locality of Cachar district when Sharmistha was returning home with her colleague on a two-wheeler in the afternoon. The two-wheeler was hit by a speeding vehicle from the opposite side, and Sharmistha who was riding pillion fell from the two-wheeler and died on the spot.
