Driver, helper killed in Sirajganj road accident

Published : 19 Dec 2019, 12:32

Sahos Desk

In a head-on crash between a passenger bus and a truck on the Hatikumrul-Banpara highway in the Harinchar area on Salanga upazila in Sirajganj on Thursday morning, a driver and helper were killed and 10 others wounded.

The deceased was named as 28-year-old Raju Ahmmed, a truck driver from Dhakur village of Nandigram upazila in Bagura and 22-year-old Hamjal Rani, a helper from Kundarhat upazila district, son of Khokon Ali.

Sadikul Islam, the Highway Police Station's sub-inspector, said Shyamoli Paribahan's Dhaka-bound passenger bus collided head-on with the Rajshahi-bound truck leaving the truck driver dead on the spot and 11 others wounded.

Later on the way to the hospital, the helper died.

The OC also said the wounded were rescued and taken to different hospitals by representatives of the fire department and police on reports, adding that police seized the bus and truck and a procedure is underway to file a case in this regard.

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