Bengali actor Jaayjeet Banerjee recently met with a road accident while travelling near the Tollygunge Karunamoyee Bridge. He took to social media to reveal that a speeding lorry hit his car while he was coming down from the bridge towards Haridevpur. The actor was sitting in the front seat and luckily escaped without any serious injuries. However, the right side of his car was badly damaged in the accident.
Jaayjeet Banerjee recalls road accident
In a Facebook post written in Bengali, Jaayjeet shared details of the incident and said that he had also informed the police.Talking about the accident, Jaayjeet said that his car driver was driving properly when the lorry hit them. His post, loosely translated into English, read, “I had an accident while coming down from the Tollygunge Karunamoyee Bridge towards Haridevpur. The driver of my car was driving properly. The right side of my car was damaged after being hit by a lorry.”
Jaayjeet says lorry driver was reckless
The actor also claimed that the lorry driver did not appear to be in a proper condition while driving.“It was clear from the way the lorry was being driven on an otherwise empty road that its driver was not in a proper condition. I went to the nearest police station, and Haridevpur Police Station made an MCR (Motor Collision Report) and let us go,” he wrote.Jaayjeet said he could have suffered serious injuries had he been sitting in the back seat.“Luckily, I was sitting in the front seat. If I had been sitting in the back, I could have been seriously injured. I don’t know how far this lorry will go, and the driver could cause more such incidents. This time, my car was hit, but reckless driving like this can also lead to more road accidents and even loss of life,” he wrote.
Actor urges police to take action against driver
Jaayjeet also questioned why the CCTV footage was not checked immediately after the accident.“In a city covered with CCTV cameras, I expected the police to check the footage and try to identify the lorry. However, I did not see any such effort being made at the time. If they had taken immediate action, at least the driver could have been warned and made more careful,” he wrote.The actor added that he continues to have faith in the Kolkata Police and is waiting to see what action is taken.“I have complete faith in the Kolkata Police. Let us see what action they take,” he added.
Jaayjeet Banerjee’s work front
On the work front, Jaayjeet is currently seen in the television serial ‘Tilottama’, where he plays the role of Dr Pratap.
