One killed, several injured in Savar road accident

FE Team | Published: March 24, 2019 20:47:48

SAVAR, Mar 24 (UNB): A 65-year-old man was killed while 15 others were injured in a road accident on C&B road in Ashulia here on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 65, son of late Shahar Ali, hailing from Ramdaspur village in Bhola sadar upazila.
A bus of 'Ananda Super Paribahan' ran over Mannan in the morning at Anarkoli Bus Stand in the area, leaving him dead on the spot.
The bus later hit a roadside tree after its driver lost his control over the steering leaving 15 passengers of the bus injured.
Being informed, cops from Ashulia Police Station seized the bus, said Sub-inspector Sazzad Hossain of the police station.
Following the accident, locals brought out a protest procession and put barricade on the road.
Meanwhile, five passengers of an auto-rickshaw suffered burn injuries after its gas cylinder exploded on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in the Jolpur area in Savar in the morning.
The injured were admitted to Savar Enam Medical College Hospital.