4 killed as bus hits parked truck in Rangpur

Four people have been killed after a passenger bus rammed the back of a parked, soil-laden dump truck on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Rangpur’s Mithapukur. At least 15 others were injured. They were rescued and admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

The accident occurred around 6 am on Wednesday (28 October) in the Boiragiganj area of the upazila. The identities of the dead could not immediately be known.

According to police and locals, after the Fajr prayer, a dump truck loaded with soil was parked in front of the Mazar Mosque in Boiragiganj, opposite the Shah Amanat petrol pump. At that time, a Khan Enterprise passenger bus, travelling from Dhaka to Bhurungamari in Kurigram, hit the back of the truck at high speed.

One passenger of the bus died on the spot in the collision. On receiving news of the accident, police, Fire Service personnel and local residents joined the rescue effort. When the injured were taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, two more died while undergoing treatment.

Moazzem Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Baroduragah Highway Police Station, confirmed the three deaths. He said at least 15 people were injured in the accident and have been sent to hospital. Efforts are under way to identify the dead.