6 die from bus-top fall
Six died and 25 were injured falling off the roof of a Dhaka-bound bus at Tulshighat in the district early yesterday.
The deceased Shahinur Rahman, 35, Ranju Mia, 28, Titu, 33, Shakib, 36, and Jhilim Khan, 60, hailed from Sadullapur and Fulchhari upazilas of the district. However, one deceased could not be identified as of filing the report.
The bus of Shaikat Paribahan hit a tree around 1:00pm spilling the passengers perched on top of the roof into the adjacent ditch, said Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station.
Three people died on the spot and three succumbed to their injuries on their way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH), he added.
The injured were admitted to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex. Nine were shifted to the RMCH as their conditions deteriorated.
Police has seized the bus, the OC said.
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