No warning sign to prevent their death
Three young friends yesterday decided to go on a joy ride in a car, hoping to have a good time together. But that joy turned into a nightmare for them and their loved ones.
Their car fell from an abandoned bridge into a canal, killing two of them in Munshiganj's Tongibari upazila.
The accident took place at Pura Bazar area around 3:30am.
Relatives of the deceased blamed authorities for not sealing the abandoned bridge and not using cautionary signs.
Among the teenagers, Fahim Hossain (18) and the driver Jisan Hossain (19) were killed, while Zahid Hossain (16) was injured, said Tongibari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mollah Soheb Ali.
"A police patrol team rescued the three and took them to Munshiganj General Hospital, where the two were declared dead. The car fell from a height of 15 to 20 feet," he said.
During their drive, the three saw the abandoned Bailey bridge. Since plans to build a new bridge there are in place, vehicles usually ply on a bypass road at the location. But the friends did not notice the bypass road, as they had not gone there before.
Rupa Akter, sister of deceased Jisan, said, "There was no warning sign beside the bridge. They fell into a ditch directly and died, since they couldn't see the bypass road," she said.
Md Babu Hossain, a resident of Pura Bazar, said for the last two years, no warning sign has been in place. From a distance, there is no way to know that there is a bypass road in front.
Munshiganj Roads and Highways Department Executive Engineer Dewan Abul Kashem Mohammad Nahin Reza, said, "A warning sign was put up about two years ago. Locals may have covered the signboard with election and greeting posters. We will put up a new one and ensure lighting at night."
He said that there was no negligence on their part. People in the area are aware of the road's conditions. Design and soil tests have already been completed for installing a new bridge. The tender process will start from June.
1 KILLED, 25 HURT AS BUSES COLLIDE IN TANGAIL
The driver of a bus was killed in a head-on collision between two buses in Madhupur, Tangail yesterday.
At least 25 passengers of both the buses were injured in the accident, said police.
Shamim Miah (45), the driver of a bus of Prantik Paribahan, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Tangail General Hospital.
The incident occurred around 8:00am on Tangail-Mymensingth highway in Gangair area, said Mamunur Rashid, a sub-inspector of Madhupur Police Station.
Police and fire service personnel with the help of locals rescued the injured and took them to Tangail General Hospital and Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Quoting witnesses, SI Mamunur Rashid said both the vehicles were damaged in the accident which might have happened due to reckless driving.
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