5 killed as bus rams human haulier in Habiganj
Five people including a woman were killed and 12 injured as a bus rammed a human haulier on Habiganj-Shayestaganj road in Habiganj Sadar upazila this morning.
Protesting the accident, over 1,000 people blocked the road halting traffic movement for three and a half hours, reports our Sylhet correspondent.
Three of the five deceased, all passengers of the human haulier, were identified as Jesmin Akter, 18, Hritish Das, 50, and Shamsu Miah, 50, while the identities of the rest could not be known immediately.
Police and witnesses said a Sylhet-bound bus from Habiganj hit a human haulier coming from Shayestaganj at Dhuliakhal at about 6:30 am.
Three people including Jesmin died on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
Among the injured, condition of two were stated to be critical.
Traffic movement on the road came to a halt as local people rushed to the spot and put barricade at the scene protesting the accident.
They withdrew the barricade around 10:15am responding to the request made by police and officials from local administration who visited the spot.
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