Staff Reporter:
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will offer compensation of Tk 5 lakh to the families of each victim who tragically lost their lives in the accident in Rangamati’s Sajek.
The injured victims, however, will get Tk 2 lakh.
Shireen Akhtar, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Baghaichhari upazila, came up with this information while talking to journalists at the Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital on Thursday morning.
The upazila administration will allocate Tk10,000 for the transportation of the bodies, she said.
Earlier in the day, police brought the bodies of 5 deceased from Sajek to Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital.
Abdul Awal Chowdhury, Additional Superintendent of Police of Baghaichhari Police Circle, informed that after the autopsy of the 9 deceased of the Mro community, the bodies will be handed over to the families.
Among the injured undergoing treatment at Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital, Ahir Uddin and his son Samiul have been transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment in the morning.
Currently, four people are undergoing treatment at Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital, said Ripal Bappi Chakma, Resident Medical Officer of the hospital.
On Wednesday, a truck carrying goods and labourers from Gazipur and other areas was heading to Udaipur to work on the border road construction project.
The truck lost control while descending from a steep mountain road known as a 90-degree area and fell into a ditch, leaving five people dead on the spot.
Residents rescued the injured and transported them to Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital.
Upon arrival, doctors on duty pronounced four people dead, while six others were admitted in critical condition.
