<p>A minor boy died and his father was critically injured on Friday morning after a speeding truck hit them at Behala Chowrasta area here, triggering massive protests by locals who torched several vehicles, officials said.</p>.<p>RAF personnel in large numbers were deployed, and police baton-charged protesters and fired tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, they said.</p>.<p>A few policemen, including Kolkata Police Joint CP (Traffic) Rupesh Kumar, suffered injuries, the officials said.</p>.<p>The father of the deceased boy, Souranil Sarkar, is undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital. Souranil was a student of Class 2 at Barisha High School.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/sc-sets-aside-calcutta-hc-order-on-registration-of-fir-against-bjp-leader-suvendu-adhikari-1243700.html">SC sets aside Calcutta HC order on registration of FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari</a></b></p>.<p>The accident took place around 6.30 am, shortly after which protests erupted, with locals setting afire a number of police vehicles and private buses, they said.</p>.<p>Traffic was disrupted on the busy Diamond Harbour Road for at least two hours, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The truck driver has been apprehended from Santragachi and the vehicle was impounded, he said.</p>.<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought a report about the incident from Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal.</p>.<p>"The traffic police were present at the spot when the accident took place. We will launch a detailed investigation, which will also ascertain whether there was any lapse,” Goyal told reporters.</p>
<p>A minor boy died and his father was critically injured on Friday morning after a speeding truck hit them at Behala Chowrasta area here, triggering massive protests by locals who torched several vehicles, officials said.</p>.<p>RAF personnel in large numbers were deployed, and police baton-charged protesters and fired tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, they said.</p>.<p>A few policemen, including Kolkata Police Joint CP (Traffic) Rupesh Kumar, suffered injuries, the officials said.</p>.<p>The father of the deceased boy, Souranil Sarkar, is undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital. Souranil was a student of Class 2 at Barisha High School.</p>.<p><b>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/sc-sets-aside-calcutta-hc-order-on-registration-of-fir-against-bjp-leader-suvendu-adhikari-1243700.html">SC sets aside Calcutta HC order on registration of FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari</a></b></p>.<p>The accident took place around 6.30 am, shortly after which protests erupted, with locals setting afire a number of police vehicles and private buses, they said.</p>.<p>Traffic was disrupted on the busy Diamond Harbour Road for at least two hours, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The truck driver has been apprehended from Santragachi and the vehicle was impounded, he said.</p>.<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought a report about the incident from Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal.</p>.<p>"The traffic police were present at the spot when the accident took place. We will launch a detailed investigation, which will also ascertain whether there was any lapse,” Goyal told reporters.</p>