Three killed in Cox's Bazar road accident

Three people were killed following a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a microbus in Cox's Bazar's Eidgaon upazila.

The incident took place around 11.30am today (29 April) on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway at Khodaibari area in Islamabad Union of Eidgaon upazila.

The deceased are identifed as Hafsa Begum, wife of Monir Ahmed of Ilsha area under Banshkhali of Chattogram and Dula Mia, son of Golam Sobhan of Raichhara area of the same upazila. However, the identity of the other person was not found.

They were returning home after treatment from Cox's Bazar Baitush Sharaf Eye Hospital.

Mozammel Haque, OC of Malumghat Highway Police in Chakaria, said, "A collision between a bus and a microbus occurred on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway around 11:30 on Monday. Two died on the spot and their bodies were recovered. The bus was seized following the incident.  One more died on the way to the hospital."