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Two killed in Sylhet road accident


By BSS
Published : 13 Jun 2024 09:27 PM

Two people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between a Laguna and a bus on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway adjacent to Sahebnagar point, west of Sirajpur Kazibari in Lamakazi area under Bishwanath upazila of the district on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Shibbir Ahmad, 42, son of Badrul Alam of Paikapan village of Dakshin Sunamganj upazila of the district and Shahin Mia, 28, son of Kausar Alam of the same village.

The accident occurred in the area when a Sylhet-bound fish-laden Laguna collided head-on with a Sunamganj-bound passenger bur of Shyamoli Paribahan coming from the opposite direction round 7am this morning, leaving three people including driver of Laguna seriously injured, officer-in-charge (OC) of Zahidul Islam said.

The injured were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital where two of them succumbed to their injuries, he added.

Police seized both the vehicles from the spot, the OC added