Road accident kills four in Bogra

BOGRA, Dec 27 (UNB): At least four people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident at Mokamtala in Shibganj upazila early Wednesday.

The deceased are Abdul Zabbar, 55, son of Bhola Mia of Harirampur village in Shibganj, Ashraful Alam, 55, son of Bazlur Rahman of Kurigram, Ram Krisna, 38, of Pirgachha, Monowara Begum, 55, of Gangachara in Rangpur.

Officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station Saif Mahmud said a Kurigram-bound bus from the capital hit a roadside tree as its driver lost control over the steering around 5:30 am, leaving three passengers dead on the spot.

Among the injured, a woman succumbed to her injuries at Gabidaganj Health Complex.

Twelve other injured were taken to different local hospitals, the OC added.