At least ten people were killed and 30 others were injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in front of the Nehaj Jute mill in the Boshontopur area under the Sadar upazila, Rajbari, early yesterday.
Police sources said Safeen Hossain, 16, the son of Abul Baser of Ambula in the Agailjhara upazila of Barisal, Babu Fakir, 45, the son of Khaleque Fakir of Fotaputi in the Moksedpur upazila of Gopalganj, Roton Sarker, 52, the son of Subodh Sarker from the Agailjhara upazila of Barisal, Paresh Roy, 50, the son of Jagabandhu Roy of Fulsiri in the Agailjhara upazila of Barisal, Zannat Khatoon, the three month old daughter of Billal Hossain from the Mehendiganj upazila of Barisal, Nasima Khatoon, 28, Billal Hossain’s wife and Zannat’s mother, comprised the list of the deceased.
The identity of another four people could not be known immediately, police added.
Sub-Inspector Nazim Uddin Khan of Alhadipur highway police outpost told the Dhaka Tribune that a Dhaka bound bus, the Eagle Paribahan, coming from Khulna collided head on with a Khulna bound bus, the Global Paribhan in the Bashantapur area in front of the Nehaj Jute mill under the Sadar upazila of Rajbari.
As a result of the collision, one bus fell into a road side ditch, leaving four people dead on the spot, including a mother and her child. Another died on the way to the Faridpur Medical College Hospital. The accident occurred at around 3:30am early yesterday, witnesses said.
Officer-in-Charge of the Rajbari Sadar police station Abdul Khaleque said the movement of vehicles on the Dhaka –Khulna high way was at a standstill due to the incident, but resumed after three hours.
He said the identified bodies were handed over to their relatives after the incident. A case was filed with the Rajbari Sadar police station, he added.
Police said a local Member of Parliament, the deputy commissioner, and the police super visited the spot and gave necessary directives to the officials concerned.
