3 burnt to death in Chattogram road crash

At least three people were killed and four sustained injuries when their microbus burst into flames after being hit by a covered van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Nizampur in Mirsharai upazila on Tuesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman, 65, Kulsum Begum, 55, and microbus driver while the injured are Abul Kalam, Mohammad Rashed Rony, Mohammad Malek and Rasel.

Md Jashim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said that the Chattogram-bound microbus from Noakhali burst into flames when the covered van hit it and dragged it to some distance in front around 7 am.

On information, a fire-fighting team rushed in and recovered the three bodies from the microbus and rescued the injured.

Source: unb