Three people killed in road crash on Bangabandhu bridge in Sirajganj

  • District Correspondent, Barta24.com, Sirajganj
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Three people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus hit the back of a truck on Bangabandhu Bridge in Sirajganj.

The accident happened on the 13th pillar of the Bangabandhu Bridge at around 5:30 am on Saturday (September 7). The casualty was not immediately identified.

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Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bangabandhu bridge West Police Station, Abdul Quader Jilani said, when a passenger bus of Dhaka Express Paribahan from Sirajganj to Dhaka reached the 13th pillar of the bridge around 5:30 A.M in the morning, the driver lost control and hit the back of a truck in front.

Three passengers died on the spot as the front part of the bus got twisted. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and rescued the three victims. During this time, 10 injured people were rescued and sent to different hospitals.

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OC also said that the traffic on the bridge has been normalized by removing the bus that was involved in the accident. The truck left immediately after the accident. Attempts are being made to identify the names of the three victims.