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Four killed as bus falls into ditch in Magura

Published : Sunday, 12 September, 2021 at 7:03 PM  Count : 399

Four killed as bus falls into ditch in Magura

Four killed as bus falls into ditch in Magura


Four people were killed and many other injured as a passenger bus fell into a ditch at Ramkantpur area of Shalikha upazila, Magura on Sunday.

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Khulna highway around 2.45 pm.
Of the deceased, three were identified as Nazma Khatun, 32, wife of Md Harun, of Shatkhali village, Tahiran Begum, wife of Rakib Biswas, of Dighal village of Shalikha upazila; and Mamun of Sreepur upazila.

The body of another 25-year-old youth was recovered but police could not immediately confirm his identity. A teenager named Sajeeb, 14, was rescued and admitted to Magura 250-bed hospital.

Officer-in-charge of Shalikha Police Station Hossain Al Mahbub said that the bus was coming from Jashore to Magura with about 30 passengers. After reaching Ramkantpur area, the driver of the bus lost control over the steering and it overturned in a ditch on the side of the road.

Upon receiving the news, police and fire service personnel started the rescue operation.

 “Four bodies were recovered from inside the bus. The identity of one of them has not been confirmed yet. One of the injured teenagers was rescued at the time, while the others escaped on their own. Some of them were injured. Number of the injured people could not be confirmed,” the OC added.

He said police found out that the bus did not collide with any other vehicle.

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