6 die in Madaripur bus accident
Sunday, 13 July 2014
At least six people were killed and 35 others injured in a road accident near Ghatakchar Bazar in Madaripur Sadar Upazila on Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Madaripur Police Super Khandakar Faridul Islam said the accident took place around 12:30pm when a Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Sugandha Paribahan’ from Barguna district crashed into a tree as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving six passengers killed on the spot and 35 others injured, some of them critically. The injured were admitted to Madaripur Sadar Hospital where conditions of many were stated to be serious. The death toll may rise, the SP said, according to a news agency.