KOLKATA: Model-turned-actor Sonika Singh Chauhan (28) died in a car crash in the city in the wee hours of the morning.
Sonika was travelling in a car with Bengali actor Vikram Chatterjee, crashed into a footpath stall near Lake Mall on Rashbehari Avenue in south Kolkata.
The incident took place at around 4:30am this morning and locals rescued Vikram and Sonika from the mangled remains of the vehicle. While both were rushed to the hospital, Sonika was declared dead by doctors.
Vikram was initially released after first aid but the actor was later admitted in a private hospital after he complained of illness. Sonika's body has been sent for post-mortem.
While the police is probing the case.