Staff Reporter :
Seven persons, including five policemen, were killed and five other persons injured in a head-on collision between a police pickup van and a fertilizer-laden truck at Mahipur Bazar on the Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district early Sunday.
The deceased policemen were identified as Shahjahan, 35, Pranab, 32, Alamgir Hossain, 33, Shamsul Islam, 30, Sohel, 32, while one of the civilians was identified as Shyamol Chandra, 42.
Of the injured, four were admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, while a surgery was conducted on the head and chest of Sub-Inspector Moinul Islam at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), police said.
Gaziur Rahman, Assistant Superintendent of Police (B-Circle), said “Nine policemen of Kurigram Police Lines were going to the Police Headquarters in Dhaka by a van at night. When it reached Mahipur Bazar, the vehicle collided with a fertilizer-laden truck around 1:00am, resulting in the instant death of four persons.” “Three of the injured died when they were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital,” the ASP said. On information, police and firefighters rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Sherpur Upazila Health Complex and Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where the injured policeman succumbed to his injuries, the police official said. “Five of the bodies were sent to their respective permanent addresses in Sirajganj, Rangpur, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts after performing Namaj-e-Janaza at the District Police Lines ground on Sunday afternoon. The bodies of two other policemen who were Hindus had been sent to their respective districts without Namaj-e-Janaza,” the ASP said. Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque has condoled the deaths of five police personnel who were killed in a tragic road accident. In a condolence message, he expressed profound shock at the deaths of the cops saying, “The police administration stands beside the deceased family members. All necessary assistance will be provided for the victim’s family.”
The IGP said, the cops were honest and very much sincere to perform their respective duties. The premature death is really an irreparable loss to the Bangladesh Police. The Police chief conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed for the eternal peace of their departed souls.
