Three from Chattogram family die in Oman road accident

Two others, including a child, have been injured and admitted to a local hospital in Salalah

Three members of a Chittagong family from Fatikchhari have been killed in a road accident while travelling in Oman.

The dead are identified as Sakibul Hasan Sabuj, his mother Bilkis Akter, and his brother-in-law Didarul Alam, residents of Sundarpur Union’s Silonia.

The accident occurred late Friday night, Bangladesh time, in Salalah, according to relatives of the victims.

Sabuj’s uncle, Jane Alam, told bdnews24.com that the family had travelled to Salalah on Wednesday to visit a shrine. On Friday, while returning by car, the vehicle collided with a camel and overturned.

All three, including mother and son, died at the scene. Sabuj’s wife and their young child, who were in the car, were injured and admitted to a local hospital.

Alam said Sabuj had been living and working in Oman as an expatriate for eight to nine years. His father Shafiul Alam is also based there, with the rest of the family residing in Muscat.

He added that preparations are under way to bring back the bodies on Tuesday.