Five people died from electrocution and 25 others sustained injuries during Rath Yatra ( a Hindu religious festival) in Seujgari Amtoli intersection of Bogura district town on Sunday.
Four of the deceased were identified as Alok Sarkar, 40, Atoshi Rani, 40, Naresh Mohonta, 65 and Ranjita Mohonta, 60 while the identity of another woman could not be known immediately.
Saihan Waliullah, Officer-in-Charge of Bogura Sadar Police station, said the Rah Yatra procession was brought out from Iskcon Temple around 5 pm and when they reached Seujgari Amtala intersection, a fire broke out on the top of the Rath as it came in contact with a live electric wire.
Five people who sat on the top of Rath got electrocuted while 25 others were also injured.
Later, they were taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital and Bogura Mohammad Ali Hospital where the five people were declared dead.