One killed, 2 injured in Rajshahi road accident

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RAJSHAHI, July 10, 2020 (BSS) – A trolley driver was killed and two
others were injured as their trolley collided head-on with a bus in
Alimganj area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway under Paba
Upazila in the district this morning.

Police and hospital sources said the victim was Kawsar Ali, 22, son
of Abdul Bari of Kasiadanga area of the same upazila.

The injured Moin Uddin, 25, and Nazim Uddin, 28, were undergoing
treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Condition of one of
them is stated to be critical, police said.

Quoting witnesses Mazharul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Damkura
Police Station, said the trolley loaded with bricks was heading
towards a nearby area.

On the way, a passengers’ bus coming from the opposite direction hit
the trolley, leaving its driver dead on the spot and wounding two
labourers around 9.30 am.

Police sent the body to hospital morgue for post mortem. The driver
and helper of the bus escaped the scene.

A case was recorded with the Damkura Police Station.