7 killed in Feni road accident

At least seven people have been killed and 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Dagonbhuiyan Ameerga area of Feni district. The deceased could not be identified yet. Dagonbhuiyan police station Office-in-Charge (OC) Abul Kamal Azad said: “A bus of Shahi Poribahan rammed a CNG-run autorickshaw and a motorcycle before plunging into a roadside around 7:15pm on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to Dagonbhuiyan Upazila Health Complex and Feni Modern Sadar Hospital. Later, nine of the injured were shifted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated, adds UNB On information, members of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed in and salvaged the bus around 9 pm with the help of police and locals. The vehicular movement on the regional highway came to a halt following the accident, Azad said, adding that the traffic started to move slowly from 10 pm.