4 killed, 40 hurt in road crash
Princess Diana Memorial Club forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the city yesterday demanding enforcement of the law, which prohibits mobile phone use during driving of vehicles to stop road accidents. Photo: STAR
Four people were killed and 40 others injured when two passenger buses collided head-on in Gazaria upazila yesterday. Shahidul Islam, 30, of Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur; Abdul Karim, 65, of Sadar upazila of Feni; Shubhroja Chakma, 42, of sadar upazila of Khagrachhari; and Nilufa Aktar Fatema, 50, of Chandpur district, died on the spot. The injured were rushed to different local hospitals and Dhaka. Officer-in-Charge Arju Mia of Gazaria Police Station said a Dhaka-bound bus of S Alam Paribahan collided with Comilla-bound bus of Basona Pribahan in Baushia-Pakhi point area around 11:00am. Police seized both the buses but the drivers managed to flee. A case was lodged with Gazaria Police Station in this connection.
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