One killed, 17 injured in Ctg road accident
A man was killed and 17 were injured after the bus carrying them overturned in a paddy field beside Patiya Bypass in Patiya upazila of Chattogram yesterday.
The deceased is Shamsul Alam, 52, from Satkania upazila in Chattogram.
The bus overturned when the driver tried to evade a mentally challenged man standing in the middle of the road around 12:10pm, said Souman Barua, station officer of Patiya Fire Service, quoting locals.
Locals rescued the bus passengers and informed Patiya Fire Service, he said.
Eighteen passengers were taken to a local health complex where the on-duty physician declared Shamsul dead.
The others were referred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
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