Our Correspondent :
Eight members of a family, including a child, were killed when a microbus lost control and fell into a pond at Phulpur in Mymensingh.
Two people were rescued alive in the incident. Rescue efforts are still underway. The accident took place around 7 am on Tuesday (August 18). They are all known to be members of the same family.
On the way from Bhaluka in Mymensingh to Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur, the microbus lost control at a place called Bashati in Phulpur and fell into a roadside pond. Upon receiving the news, the fire service started the rescue operation with the help of the locals. Mymensingh Fire Service Deputy Director Pannath confirmed the matter. The dead included one child, five women and two men.
The victims were identified as Rezia Khatun, 70, her daughter-in-law Ripa Akter, 28, of Atharodana village and Rezia’s sister Parul Akter, 45, and brother Shamsul Haque, 60, of Moshakhali village in Gafargaon upazila; Miluara Begum, 60, her daughter-in-law Begum, 30, Begum’s daughter Bulbuli, 7, of Birunia village in Bhaluka upazila while and Nabi Hossain, 30, hailing from Tarakanda upazila of the district.
The injured persons were identified as Ratan Mia, 54, and Habibur Rahman, 55, from Gafargaon; while Mizanur Rahman, 28, Sohrab Hossain, 28, Shahjahan Mia, 45, and Sharful Islam, 35, from Bhaluka in Mymensingh.
On hearing the accident OC Phulpur with a team of police, fire service personnel and locals rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies and rescued the injured.
Of the injured, two were admitted to Phulpur Upazila Health Complex while four others were given first aid, said the OC.
The driver of the microbus fled the scene after the accident OC said. A case was filed in this connection.
