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Congress Warns Painted Flyovers Increased Biker Skidding Risk

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC · How we work

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West Bengal government painted Kolkata’s Gariahat and Chingrighata flyovers in bright colours, after which bikers slipped.
Dashcam videos of the skidding bikers went viral on October 14, 2026, raising safety concerns.
Congress secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee wrote to Minister Agnimitra Paul warning that the paint increases skidding risk.
Trinamool Congress called the painted flyovers a “death trap” and demanded ministerial accountability.

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Story summary

West Bengal government painted Kolkata’s Gariahat and Chingrighata flyovers in bright colours, after which bikers slipped.
Dashcam videos of the skidding bikers went viral on October 14, 2026, raising safety concerns.
Congress secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee wrote to Minister Agnimitra Paul warning that the paint increases skidding risk.
Trinamool Congress called the painted flyovers a “death trap” and demanded ministerial accountability.