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6 killed in Pirojpur road accident


Published : 18 Mar 2023 09:26 PM

At least six people were killed in a road accident in Pirojpur on Friday. The accident took place when a bus hit a Tamtam (a motorized vehicle) at Shankarpasha area in Pirojpur Sadar upazila. 

The deceased were identified as Monirul Zaman, 55, Shahin Mallik, 19, Shahin Molla, 20, Yeasin Mina, 22, Mohammad Badsha, 18, and Shabbir Hossain, 21. 

Locals said that some 18 people were going to Bhandaria area of the district to provide catering service at a wedding ceremony from Kachua upazila of Bagerhat district. When they reached Shankarpasha area, a wheel of the vehicle blasted and collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction, leaving two dead on the spot. 

The injured were taken to the nearby hospital where on duty doctors declared another dead. Besides, some critically injured people were referred to Khulna Medical College Hospital where three more succumbed to their injuries.

AZM Masuduzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station, confirmed the matter.

Police recovered bodies and seized the bus and vehicle, the OC said.