Bus, autorickshaw head-on collision leaves two dead in Netrokona

Three others receive treatment after emergency rescue from the crash site

A fatal road accident in Netrokona’s Purbadhala has claimed two lives and left three others injured after a bus collided head-on with a CNG autorickshaw.

The accident occurred in Ilashpur, near the Fire Service and Civil Defence office on the Shyamganj-Durgapur road, around 8am on Saturday, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Rafiqul Islam of Purbadhala Police.

The victims have been identified as Ainal Haque, 57, a resident of Dakshin Kaldoar village, and an unidentified man estimated to be 50 years old.

The injured -- Molla Miah, Dr Sara Tabassum Urmi, and Monir Hossain -- were treated at Purbadhala Upazila Health Complex.

SI Rafiqul said a bus travelling from Durgapur collided head-on with a CNG-run autorickshaw coming from Mymensingh at Ilashpur.

Fire Service personnel reached the spot shortly after receiving information and rescued the injured, later transferring them to the Upazila health complex.

The officer added that inquest reports of the dead have been prepared, with formalities under way.