Five of a family killed as car hits tree after collision with bus in Mymensingh

Five members of a family have died when a car crashed into a tree after colliding with a bus in Mymensingh's Gouripur Upazila.

Mymensingh Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 August 2019, 06:46 AM
Updated : 16 August 2019, 02:10 PM

Another person was injured in the accident which took place on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj Highway in the Upazila’s Ramgopalpur around 10am on Friday, according to the police.

The casualties have been identified as Md Rafiquzzaman, 45, his wife Shahina Akhter, 40, their son Nadim Hossain, 25, daughter Rownak Jahan, 13, and Shahina’s brother Ashrafuzzaman, 38.

The injured was taken to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, said Gouripur Police OC Kamrul Islam Mia.

A private car travelling to Narsingdi via Mymensingh from Durgapur had attempted to overtake a bus leading to a collision between the vehicles, said the OC. The car consequently swerved out of control and slammed into a roadside tree.

"Five passengers of the car were injured while Shahina died on the spot."

Her husband, brother and children were declared dead upon being rushed to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.