The death toll in the road crash that occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday rose to 12 as three more people died of fatal injuries at the hospital.
The accident happened around 12:30pm when the microbus collided head-on with an oncoming bus at Chaitanya of the upazila, leaving eight people, including the micro-bus driver, dead on the spot.
"The microbus was on its way to the Shahjalal International Airport when a Dhaka-bound bus of the Haor Bilash Paribahan collided with it head-on at around 12:30pm," Sergent of the Highway Police in the Narsingdi zone Nazrul Islam said.
Another died on his way to hospital.
The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, 30, and his son 'Arif', 8, of Jamalpur district, 'Safiullah', 65, of Anandapur in Feni district, 'Rafique', 40, and his daughter 'Brishti', 8, of Sahebganj in Chandpur district, Moyez Uddin, 42, and his son 'Anik', 8, Ibrahim Mia, 70, Nannu Mia, 45, Masudur Rahman, 45, 'Solaiman', 50, of Kishoreganj Sadar upazila. The identity of another dead could not be ascertained.
All the victims were the passengers of the microbus.
Sergeant of the Narsingdi Highway Police Outpost Nazrul Islam told reporters that the
Eighteen people were injured in the accident and they were admitted to the Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.
Doctors said the condition of one injured was critical.
Officer-in-charge of Shibpur Police Station KM Firoz said the bodies were sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital for autopsies.
Labour and Employment Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu, Narsingdi district Deputy Commissioner (DC) Obaidul Azam and Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohiuddin went to the hospital to see the injured and inquired about their treatment.
Sunday 30 December 2012
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