Gopalganj: Four people, including a couple, were killed and four others injured in a road accident near Majhigati Bus Stand under Kashiani upazila.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, three of the deceased were identified as Motaleb Mollah, 70, his wife Delwara Begum, 60, residents of Paikkandi village under Kalkini upazila in Madaripur district, and Obaidul Sheikh, 45, son of Abdur Razzak Sheikh of Helencha village in Alfadanga upazila of Faridpur district. The identity of another deceased has not been determined yet.
The accident occurred at noon on the Dhaka-Khulna highway when a Dhaka-bound bus from ‘Imad Paribahan’ collided with a battery-run easy bike coming from the opposite direction. The collision resulted in the instant death of easy bike passenger Motaleb and injuries to seven others, as reported by Kamal Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kashiani Police Station.
The injured were immediately taken to Kashiani Upazila Health Complex, where Delwara Begum succumbed to her injuries. Subsequently, Obaidul Sheikh and the unidentified individual died at Gopalganj General Hospital.
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