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২৫ আগস্ট, ২০২৩ ০৬:৫৪ অপরাহ্ণ
7 killed in truck-microbus collision in Narsingdi
7
killed in truck-microbus collision in Narsingdi
At least seven people
were killed and four others were injured after a sand-laden truck and a
microbus collided head-on in Itakhola area of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi
early Friday.
The deceased were
identified as Al Amin Hawlader, 37, son of Abdul Goni Hawlader of Rajapur in
Jhalakathi, Sabuj Mia, 32, son of Mir Motahar Hosen of Delwar thana of Tangail,
Al Amin, 27, son of Ayub Khan of Mirzapur, Abdul Awal, 40, son of Tofial
Hawlader of Madaripur district, Arian alias Rayhan, 25, son of Mujibur Hawlader
of Barishal’s Muladi, Raju Mia, 37, son of Dudu Mia of Sarishabari of Jamalpur
district, and microbus driver Md Nasir Uddin.
All were the employees
of a garment factory SB Netting Limited in Savar area.
Inspector Md Kabir
Hossain, in-charge of Itakhola Highway police outpost, said the Sylhet-bound
microbus collided head-on with a sand-laden truck coming from the opposite
direction on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at around 3am on Friday.
Five people died on
the spot and two persons died after being taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital. On
duty doctor of the emergency department of hospital Dr Md Tawhidul Alam
confirmed about the dead.
Shibpur police said 11
employees of the garment factory were going to Sylhet for tour from Dhaka. The
bodies have been kept at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue, he said adding that
police have arrested the truck driver.
The Inspector said the
injured were initially taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital and later transferred
to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment, said.