3 die in Kishoreganj road mishap

Three people have been killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Pakundia of Kishoreganj.

Kishoreganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 August 2014, 03:18 PM
Updated : 21 August 2014, 03:18 PM

“The accident occurred near Barati under the Pakundia municipality around 11:45 am,” said Inspector Shams Uddin of Pakundia Police Station.

The dead victims have been identified as Swapan, 55, Ahammed Ali, 35, and Miah Hossain, 50.
Kawser Hossain, a doctor on duty at the Pakundia Upazila Health complex, said ten critically injured people had been sent to the Kishoreganj General Hospital. “They are in a grave condition.”
Inspector Shams Uddin said, “A Dhaka-bound bus of the Jalsiri Paribahan hit a battery-run auto rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. The collision smashed the autorickshaw and left the bus upside down. The accident killed three people on the spot and injured 20.”