Six people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Mallikpur of Faridpur Sadar upazila on Monday morning. One woman was seriously injured. She was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. Her condition was reported to be critical.
The deceased were identified as Dr Shariful Islam Hadi of Cholana village of Boalmari Upazila, his daughter Tabassum, his sister in law Takia, his niece Tanju, Sub-inspector (SI) of Police Faruk Hossain and the driver of the microbus Nahid of Narail. In the accident, Ribbi, wife of Dr. Shariful Islam, was seriously injured.
Additional Superintendent of Police Saifuzzaman said the accident took place at around 6.30 am this morning. The microbus was on its way from Boalmari upazila to Dhaka. On the other hand, a bus of Mamun Paribahan running on Dhaka-Sunamganj route was going to Khulna. Two vehicles collided head-on, on the Dhaka-Khulna highway near the Karimpur Bridge in Mallikpur. Six microbus passengers were killed on the spot. One female passenger was injured. He said the dense fog since last night could be a major reason behind the accident.