Staff Reporter :
Twenty-two bus passengers were injured in a road accident at Bajitpur beside the Phulbari-Dinajpur Highway in Dinajpur district on Wednesday morning. Of the injured, Maznu Mia (56) and Babul Sheikh (50) were admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition. The rest were given primary treatment.
Eye-witnesses said that the accident took place when a Dinajpur bound passenger bus hit the railing of a under-construction bridge and fell into the ditch. Hearing the loud sound, the local people came to the accident venue and rescued the injured to send them to the neighbouring hospitals. It is believed that the overworked driver fell asleep and lost control over the steering. The driver and the helper managed to flee the spot just after the accident.
Phulbai Fire Service Station Officer Mokarram Hossain said, we reached the accident spot as soon as we heard the sad news.
ASI Sadequl Zaman said, the Fire Service and the local people completed the rescue work before the Police reached there.
Executive Engineer Md. Suruj Mia of the Roads and Highways said, lantern has been hanged and the bamboo barricade has been erected to caution others who might travel along the road.
