Feni: Two siblings were killed in a bus accident in Feni while trying to rescue a fallen pickup van in a roadside ditch. The tragic accident took place Thursday midnight at Temuhani Bazar area on the Feni-Noakhali regional highway, police said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the two deceased brothers are Mosharraf Hossain, 38, and his younger brother Ekram Hossain, 32. They were working with Barzar Paint Company. Police and witnesses reported that Ekram Hossain Nirab, a pickup driver for the company, was returning home to Hirapur in Daganbhuiyan's Jayalskar Union at night. As he reached the Temuhani Bazar area, he lost control, causing the pickup van to fall into a roadside ditch.
Upon receiving information about the road crash, Mosharraf Hossain and his younger brother went to the scene to rescue the pickup. While the van was being towed by another pickup, a Lal Sabuj Paribahan bus traveling from Chittagong to Noakhali ran over them, resulting in one brother dying on the spot.
The other brother succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital, according to a witness. Mahipal Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Harun ur Rashid stated that following an application, the bodies of the two brothers were handed over to the family.