Joypurhat:An 18-year-old hotel employee was killed and two others were injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a motorcycle on the Joypurhat-Hili road in Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the incident led to enraged locals vandalizing the bus and setting it on fire.
The deceased was identified as Ashik, 18, son of Emran Hossain from Hatigara village in Joypurhat Sadar upazila. The injured, Nayeem, 22, and Kawsar Hossain, 16, were admitted to the 400-bed Joypurhat General Hospital. The accident occurred around 1000 am at Kashiabari area when Ashik and his associates were traveling toward Joypurhat town.
The driver and helper of the bus fled the scene immediately after the collision. Fire Service personnel later extinguished the fire on the bus. Officer-in-Charge Noor Alam Siddiqui of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station stated that the body was sent for an autopsy and legal action is being processed.