Bus, battery-run rickshaw collision in Patuakhali leaves 4 dead 
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Bus, battery-run rickshaw collision in Patuakhali leaves 4 dead 

Bus, battery-run rickshaw collision in Patuakhali leaves 4 dead 
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Four people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a battery-run rickshaw (easy bike) on Patuakhali-Kuakata highway near Basakbazar in Patuakhali Sadar upazila on Saturday night.

The deceased were identified as easy-bike driver Kaiyum Uddin,50, passengers Shilpi Rani,40, and Tithi Rani,23, and the driver's brother-in-law Md. Jahangir.

All four victims were residents of Bauria-Boubazar area in Amkhola union under Galachipa upazila.

According to police and locals, the Dhaka-bound "Imran Paribahan" bus coming from Taltali in Barguna collided with the easy bike at Dhalugazir Mor around 11pm and both vehicles plunged into a roadside fish enclosure.

Bus, battery-run rickshaw collision in Patuakhali leaves 4 dead 
Photo: UNB

Kaiyum, Shilpi Rani and Tithi Rani died on the spot while Jahangir succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Patuakhali 250-Bed Hospital.

Moniruzzaman, Patuakhali Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) said the bus driver fled the scene after the accident.

Highway traffic was disrupted for nearly three hours after the accident.

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