RANGPUR, Jan 24, 2022 (BSS) – Four persons were killed in a road accident at Nabdiganj point on the Rangpur-Kurigram highway under Mahiganj police station in the city on Sunday night.
 
“The mishap occurred when a Burimari bound passenger bus from Dhaka hit an auto rickshaw killing its three passengers, including driver, on the spot and injuring two others,” Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mahiganj police station Mahfuzur Rahman said.
 
Being informed, police and fire service personel rushed to the spot, recovered the bodies and rescued the injured persons and sent them to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
 
Later, one of the two injured persons succumbed to his injuries at the RMCH.
 
The deceased were identified as Anil Chandra Barman, 40, and Shihab Uddin, 19, of Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur, Pabitra Nandi, 26, of Khalishpur upazila in Khulna and Shahabul, 25, of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur.
 
“Police seized the killer bus and a case was filed in this connection with Mahiganj police station,” the OC said, adding that driver and helper of the bus managed to escape from the scene.