At least five people including a child have been killed as a bus rammed them down at Bondorkhola under Shibchar upazila in Madaripur.
The deceased are four-year-old Shakib, son of Badshah Matobbor of Sonnasichor area under Shibchor upazila; Arjuda Begum, 40, wife of Dulal; Halima Akhter, 17; Rehena Akhter, 17; and Imran Hawlader, 18, students of Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury Degree College.
Madaripur Police Super Khandarkar Faridul Islam said: “The passengers were getting off a bus when another bus rammed them down on Dhaka-Khulna highway at around 10am on Saturday, killing two people on the spot and injuring others.”
“The injured succumbed to their injuries at Faridpur Medical College Hospital,” he said.
The official said the locals got furious over the accident and vandalised the bus. They also blocked the Dhaka-Khulna highway for three hours that caused a 15km congestion on the highway.
The situation is now under control, said the official.