BANDARBAN, May 26, 2022 (BSS)- Three tourists were killed and seven others injured when a tourist vehicle carrying fell down in the roadside in Jiban Nagar area of Thanchi upazila of the district today.

 The deceased were identified as Rajiv Mia, a resident of Manikganj district, Md. Hamidul Islam, senior security guard of BUET and other was not identified.

The accident occurred in the area when the vehicle coming from Dhaka and reached Jiban area, its driver lost control over the vehicle and down about two thousand feet in the roadside around 10.30am, leaving one dead on the spot and nine more were injuries, officer-in-Charge (OC) of Thanchi Police Station Sudip Roy told BSS.

The injured were taken to Bandarban Sadar Hospital, where two of them succumbed to their injuries.

We are trying to rescue the vehicle from the spot, the OC added.