SYLHET, Aug 14, 2020 (BSS) – The death toll from road accident in Bangha
area on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Usmaninagar Upazila here yesterday evening
risen to six as four severally injured persons were declared dead on arrival
at Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital.
Local police said the accident claimed six people including five members
of a family and injured two others.
The deceased were identified as Juned Ahmed, 28, an auto-run CNG driver
and son of Alauddin of Mubarakpur, Jahangir, 30, Hamida Begum, 36 of
Brahmangram under Osmaninagar Upazila and her daughters Arifa 12, Karima
Begum, 8 and Khadiza, 2.
Locals and police said the accident occurred in the area when a Sylhet-
bound bus hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw around 7.40pm yesterday, leaving Juned
and Hamida dead on the spot and wounding six others.
Later, the seriously injured people were rushed to the Sylhet Osmani
Medical College and Hospital where on duty doctors declared Jahangir, Arifa,
Karima and Khadiza dead, officer-in-charge (OC) of Osmaninagar Police Station
Shyamal Bonik said.
The dead bodies will be handed over to their family members after
autopsies, he added.