Driver dies as bus dashes into roadside house in Noakhali

NOAKHALI, June 12 (UNB): A man was killed and 15 others were injured when a bus dashed into a roadside house at Chasirhat Bazar in Sonaimuri upazila on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as bus driver Md Parvez, 29, son of Abdur Rahim of Aamki village of the upazila.

The Noakhali-bound bus of ‘Himachal Express’ from Dhaka hit the roadside house as its driver lost control over the steering.

The driver dead on the spot and 15 injured, said Md Nasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sonaimuri Police Station.

The injured were taken to Noakhali General Hospital and other private hospitals of the district town, the OC added.