News Desk :
Five pedestrians have died after a covered van veered out of control and ran them over in Narsingdi’s Raipura Upazila.
The incident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Mahmudabad around 8 am on Thursday, according to Bhairab Highway Police chief Mozammel Hossain, reports bdnews24.com
The victims have been identified as Farukh Mia from Raipura, ‘Mustakim’ from Nilkhuthi, Shahjahan Mia from Paglabari, and Mahmudabad-natives Ripon Mia and Bacchu Mia.
The covered van was heading to Sylhet when it suddenly went off the road and drove into a market in Mahmudabad, according to the police.
“A few people were buying groceries at the time. Two of them were killed on the spot,” said Mozammel. Three others passed away on the way to hospitals in Bhairab and Dhaka.
The early indications are that the driver fell asleep behind the wheel, according to Mozammel. Police have seized the vehicle.
UNB adds: The accident occurred around 8am when the driver suddenly lost the control of the speeding van and hit the pedestrians near the Mahmudabad Bazar Machine House area, leaving three of them dead on spot, said Mozammel Hossain, officer-in-charge of Bhairab highway police station.
The bodies have been kept at the hospital morgue for post-mortem, the OC added. “Legal steps are underway in this regard.”
