Sylhet:Three individuals, including an infant, lost their lives and ten others were injured in two separate road accidents on the Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Jaintiapur upazila today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the first incident occurred at around 1215 pm when a tourist bus heading towards Jaflong collided with a stone-laden truck traveling towards Sylhet in the Ferighat area. This collision resulted in injuries to several passengers on the bus.
Emergency responders from Tamabil Highway Police and Jaintiapur Station Police transported the injured to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Unfortunately, two individuals succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. One of the deceased has been identified as Hasan Pramanik, 40, from the Kalukhali area in Rajbari district. The identity of the deceased woman could not be immediately determined. Five others injured in the crash are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
The group involved in the accident consisted of tourists from Rajbari who were on a six-day trip to Sylhet. The crash occurred when their bus veered off the road into the mud after being hit by the truck.
The second accident happened at approximately 1230 pm near the Biraimara Bridge on the same highway. A head-on collision between two private cars left several passengers injured. Among the casualties was three-month-old Ayat, who was declared dead after being rushed to the hospital. Ayat was the son of Hasanuzzaman from West Makherpara village in Gowainghat upazila.
Sanjoy Chakraborty, Officer-in-Charge of Tamabil Highway Police Station, confirmed both accidents. He stated that the bodies are being held at the hospital morgue pending autopsies, after which they will be released to the families.