Four killed as bus, auto-rickshaw collide in Mirpur

Four people were killed when a private university bus collided head-on with a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in the capital’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning. The victims included two men and two women.

The accident occurred at around 7:30am on a road in the Nawaberbag Uttarpara area along the embankment, according to the Fire Service. The bus involved belonged to Asian University of Bangladesh. The accident site falls under the jurisdiction of Shah Ali Police Station.

Talha Bin Jasim, media officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the deaths. He said a unit from the Kalyanpur Fire Station rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident and carried out rescue operations.

Police and fire service officials said all four victims were passengers in the auto-rickshaw. No one else was injured in the incident, a police official said. The identities of the deceased had not been established as of Wednesday morning, and efforts were underway to identify them.

After the rescue operation, the bodies were handed over to Shah Ali Police Station. Sub-Inspector Ariful Islam received the bodies, which were later taken to the morgue of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital for autopsies.