At least five people were injured as a crane of the Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on roadside shops in Tongi on Saturday.
They were sent to a nearby hospital immediately. The identities of the injured could not be known.
The traffic on one side of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway was suspended for some time after the accident that took place in the Station Road area around 5:15pm.
Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of Tongi east police station Ashraful Islam said, “During the project work in the afternoon, a crane titled and fell on roadside shops, leaving the three injured.”
BRT Project Director Mahirul Islam said he had learned about the incident but could not give details.
“We have ensured treatment of the injured and arranged alternative ways to keep the traffic movement smooth. We will remove the crane from the highway soon,” he added.
Earlier, five people were killed when a crane carrying a girder fell on a car in Uttara on August 15 last year.
