Staff Reporter :
At least 12 people were injured when a passenger bus overturned after hitting the railing of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover near Holy Family Hospital in the city on Sunday afternoon.
Of the injured, Rasel, 24, a student of Dhania College, and Johirul Islam, 40, an employee of BG Press, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition while the others were taken to nearest hospital and clinics.
Ramna Police station Office-in-Charge (OC) Moshiur Rahman said,
“A Gulishan-bound bus of Gazipur Paribahan overturned on the flyover while racing with another bus on Sunday afternoon, leaving 12 passengers injured.”
The driver was talking while he was steering the bus ignoring warnings by the passengers, the OC said.
The vehicular movement on the flyover was disrupted for few hours due to the accident, the police official said.
The driver managed to flee the scene after the accident, he said.
At least 12 people were injured when a passenger bus overturned after hitting the railing of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover near Holy Family Hospital in the city on Sunday afternoon.
Of the injured, Rasel, 24, a student of Dhania College, and Johirul Islam, 40, an employee of BG Press, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition while the others were taken to nearest hospital and clinics.
Ramna Police station Office-in-Charge (OC) Moshiur Rahman said,
“A Gulishan-bound bus of Gazipur Paribahan overturned on the flyover while racing with another bus on Sunday afternoon, leaving 12 passengers injured.”
The driver was talking while he was steering the bus ignoring warnings by the passengers, the OC said.
The vehicular movement on the flyover was disrupted for few hours due to the accident, the police official said.
The driver managed to flee the scene after the accident, he said.
