5 killed in Faridpur road crash

At least five people were killed in a road accident in front of Brac office at Bhanga intersection in Bhanga upazila on Wednesday morning.

Of the deceased, two were identified as Abul Hossian, 35, driver of auto-bike and son of Seken Sheikh hailing from Panchkul Maligram, Khaleda Begum, 25, wife of Shahidul Islam, a resident of Chowdhury Kanda area in Bhanga municipality.

The accident took place when a Gazipur-bound bus of Ema Paribahan from Khulna collided head-on with human hauler (auto-bike) around 8am, leaving four auto-bike passengers and its driver dead on the spot, said Ezazuddin, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.

Source: unb