At least six people were injured after a bus hit a fountain in front of National Eidgah on Friday afternoon while trying to avoid collision with a rickshaw.
According to witnesses, a Gulistan-bound bus of Shubhojatra Paribahan rammed into the Dhaka Bank Fountain, also known as Kodom Fowara, at the capital’s National Eidgah intersection while trying to save a rickshaw. The driver of the bus lost control over the steering as he tried to avoid collision with a rickshaw coming from the opposite direction around 2:30pm.
Regarding the incident, Sub-Inspector Shah Alam of Shahbagh police station said the incident took place as the road was light in traffic and both the bus and rickshaw were plying recklessly.
The SI said the driver and his helper managed to flee the scene, leaving the vehicle on the spot.
The injured persons were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the bus was seized and brought to the station, he added.
