Feni, Feb 13 (UNB) – Three people, including a freedom fighter and his granddaughter, were killed and eight others injured as a bus hit a human hauler in Lemua Bridge area of Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased are—Abdus Sobhan, 75, his granddaughter Saika, 3, and Rehana Akhter, 26, wife of Mohammad Ripon, residents of Kazir Dighi village.
Akbar Hossain, in-charge of Muhuriganj Highway Police outpost, said that the accident took place around 3:45pm when the Dhaka-bound ‘Unique Paribahan’ bus hit the human hauler from the back side, leaving two people dead on the spot and nine others, including four critically, injured.
Among them, one died on the way to hospital and three others were sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.
Abdus Sobhan, a freedom fighter of Chhanua Union, lost his two sons-Nurun Nabi Chowdhury and Nur Ahmmed Munshi- in a road crash on December 14 and Saika was daughter of Nurun Nabi.