6 killed as bus hits three-wheeler in Chandpur

Six people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and one other was injured as a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur this morning.

The deceased were identified as: Ranjit Chandra, 52, Fakhrul Islam, 75, and Shahjahan, 45, of Kachua upazila; Abul Kalam, 62, Moni Begum, 28, and her son Rumman Hossain, 8, of Shahrasti upazila of the district.

The incident took place around 9:15am when a bus rammed an oncoming auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Cumilla regional highway near Kakoirtola Bazar area, our correspondent reports quoting police.

Five of the victims died on the spot while injured Shahjahan was rushed to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, Md Shah Alam, officer-in-charge of Shahrasti Police Station.

Driver of the bus was also injured in the accident and admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for treatment, said Jihadul Kabir, superintendent of Chandpur police. 

The name of the driver could not be known immediately.

The bodies were kept at Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex, the OC added.