1 killed, 30 injured in Noakhali road accident
Friday, 19 September 2014
A man was killed and 30 other people were injured in a road accident on Ramgati-Sonapur Highway in Tower area in Mannannagar under Noakhali Sadar Upazila on Friday. The dead is Jashimuddin, 45, of Anderchar village of the upazila. The injured could not be identified. They were admitted to Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College Hospital and other private clinics. Officer-in-charge (OC) of the Sudharam Police Station Mosharaf Hossian Tarafder said a Sonapur bound passenger bus from Ramgati fell into a roadside ditch when the driver lost control of the bus due to problem in the wheels. At that time a CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with the bus. As a result, Jashimuddin, a passenger of the auto-rickshaw died on the spot and 30 bus passengers were injured, according to a news agency.