Sonika Chauhan dies in car accident and Vikram Chatterjee injured

Sonika Chauhan

Popular model and TV prime time host, Sonika Singh Chauhan died in a car accident at Rashbehari Avenue in south Kolkata and actor Vikram Chatterjee is injured. The accident happened today (29 April, 2017) in the morning, at about 4.00 AM.

Sonika Singh Chauhan was travelling in a car, SUV with Bengali actor Vikram Chatterjee, when the driver reportedly lost control. The car crashed into a footpath stall near Lake Mall on Rashbehari Avenue in south Kolkata. The locals rescued Vikram and Sonika from the mangled remains of the vehicle and  both were rushed to the hospital, Sonika Singh Chauhan 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.

It is heard that actor Vikram Chatterjee himself was behind the wheels and Sonika was in the front seat when the crash took place. 

Sonika was just 28 years old. Sonika studied at La martiniere girls school and afterwards she took admission in Mount Carmel College. Sonika participated in Sananda Tilottama 2010 and she was second runners up. Gradually Sonika became a popular model in Kolkata and Mumbai.

Sonika was an anchor in Pro Kabbadi League. She was also a VJ on channel V.