Rangpur:Four individuals lost their lives and fifteen others sustained injuries following a collision between a passenger bus and a stationary dump truck on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at the Boiragiganj point in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the accident took place around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Barodorga Highway Police Station, Md Moazzem Uddin, confirmed the incident to BSS at 1240 p.m. He reported that the dump truck, loaded with soil, was parked in front of a mosque near a shrine, opposite the Shah Amanat Petrol Pump in Boiragiganj, after the Fajr prayers.
The passenger bus, operated by 'Khan Paribahan' and traveling from Dhaka to Bhurungamari in Kurigram, collided with the rear of the dump truck while reportedly moving at high speed. The impact resulted in the immediate death of one bus passenger.
Rescue operations were conducted by police, Fire Service and Civil Defense personnel, and local residents, who assisted in evacuating the injured from the bus. The injured were transported to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH), where three more individuals succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Md Mozaffar Rahman, 35, Md Golapi Begum, 48, and Apel, 25, who was a helper for 'Khan Paribahan'. The identity of the fourth deceased, a male, remains unconfirmed as of 1245 p.m.
Authorities have indicated that the process of filing a case at Mithapukur police station is currently in progress.