Two people were killed and four others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj in the early hours on Sunday (March 5).
The deceased were identified as Dulal Mia, 60, and his nephew Mohammad Hossain. Meanwhile, Momen Mia, 35, uncle of Mohammad Hossain, and his brother Akhtar Hossain, were injured and they are undergoing treatment in critical condition.
The accident took place at about 3:45 am when a microbus was heading towards Titas upazila of Cumilla from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
When the microbus reached Boktar Kandi area of Gazaria, a covered van hit the vehicle from the back, pushing the microbus to the other side of the divider and into the Dhaka-bound lane.
A Dhaka-bound bus carrying 40 passengers from Sajek Valley hit the vehicle a second time. The bus collided with a nearby tree after failing to control its speed. All the passengers of the bus were unharmed. They were sent to their destination in another bus, our Munshiganj correspondent reports.
Riad, a sub-inspector of Bhaberchar Highway Police Outpost, said that the covered van and the bus were seized, but the drivers fled. Police have also seized the damaged microbus.
