A Correspondent:
Bagerhat: Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a bus and a motorcycle at Baitpur of Sadar upazila on Bagerhat-Pirojpur highway in Bagerhat on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Rony Hawlader, 24, son of Faruk Hawlader of Sonatola village in Sarankhola upazila and Rabbi Khan, 25, son of Zafar Khan of the same area. The injured were Faisal and Mizan of the same area.
The four victims were coming to Bagerhat town by a motorcycle to appear before a court.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bagerhat Katakhali Highway Police Station Mizanur Rahman said the bus ‘Dakshin Bangla’ of Dhansiri Paribahan from Khulna to Barishal reached Baitpur area it collided with the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
Later, locals rescued the injured and took them to Bagerhat 250-bed hospital.
Resident Medical Officer of Bagerhat District Hospital Ziaul Adnan Rumel said four people were brought to the hospital after the accident.
Two of them were dead and injured were sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for better treatment, he said.
Police seized the bus but could not arrest the driver and his assistant.
Preparations are on to take legal action in this regard.
