UNB, Sirajganj :
Five people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a road accident at Khalkula on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Tarash upazila on Tuesday night.
Two of the deceased were identified as Badsha, 38, a resident of Farid Pangashi village in Shahajadpur upazila and Atab Ali, 35, son of Abdur Rashid, hailing from Vadrakole village in Ullapara upazila.
When the Rajshahi-bound bus of ‘Desh Travels’ collided head-on with a bus of ‘Bhai-Bandhu Paribahan’ a truck coming from behind the ‘Desh Travels’ bus hit the two vehicles around 10:15pm, leaving four
people dead and more than 50 others injured, said Abdul Quader Zilani, Officer-in-Charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station.
The injured were whisked off to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital where a man succumbed to his injuries around 12:30am. On information, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Billal Hossain, Additional Police Super Ziaul Hasan Talukdar visited Sirajganj Sadar Hospital.
The DC also declared to give Tk 10,000 to each deceased family and Tk 5,000 to each injured.
Five people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a road accident at Khalkula on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Tarash upazila on Tuesday night.
Two of the deceased were identified as Badsha, 38, a resident of Farid Pangashi village in Shahajadpur upazila and Atab Ali, 35, son of Abdur Rashid, hailing from Vadrakole village in Ullapara upazila.
When the Rajshahi-bound bus of ‘Desh Travels’ collided head-on with a bus of ‘Bhai-Bandhu Paribahan’ a truck coming from behind the ‘Desh Travels’ bus hit the two vehicles around 10:15pm, leaving four
people dead and more than 50 others injured, said Abdul Quader Zilani, Officer-in-Charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station.
The injured were whisked off to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital where a man succumbed to his injuries around 12:30am. On information, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Billal Hossain, Additional Police Super Ziaul Hasan Talukdar visited Sirajganj Sadar Hospital.
The DC also declared to give Tk 10,000 to each deceased family and Tk 5,000 to each injured.
