3 killed, 12 injured as truck ploughs thru' BNP procession
Saturday, 20 December 2008
BOGRA, Dec 19 (UNB): Three people were killed and 12 others injured as a truck ploughed through a BNP procession on the Dhaka-Bogra Highway at Mohipur under Sherpur Upazila Friday evening.
Witnesses said a man died on the spot and two others were declared dead at the Bogra Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
Two of the victims were identified as Abdul Majid (65) and Milon (30) of Mohipur, 20 km off Bogra town. The identity of another dead could not be known immediately.
According to the witnesses, the accident took place at about 7:00pm when a Bogra-bound truck ploughed through the BNP procession from behind on the highway.
It was not clear whether the driver hit the procession intentionally, as he fled the scene with his truck.
The injured were admitted into the Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
Witnesses said a man died on the spot and two others were declared dead at the Bogra Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
Two of the victims were identified as Abdul Majid (65) and Milon (30) of Mohipur, 20 km off Bogra town. The identity of another dead could not be known immediately.
According to the witnesses, the accident took place at about 7:00pm when a Bogra-bound truck ploughed through the BNP procession from behind on the highway.
It was not clear whether the driver hit the procession intentionally, as he fled the scene with his truck.
The injured were admitted into the Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.