At least five people including 3 policemen were injured as a prison van carrying them was hit by a bus in Kadompur area in Keraniganj on Saturday morning.

 

The injured were identified as Sub-inspectors Borhan, Mojibur and Aminul. The bus driver and its helper were also injured, but they fled the spot.

 

According to the police, a prison van of Dhaka District Police left the District Police Lines Mill Barracks in the morning to take the accused from Keraniganj Central Jail to Gazipur Kashimpur Jail.

 

The accident occurred around 9.15 am when a bus of Padma Travels hit the prison van while changing its lane to enter the Dhaka-Mawa highway on the west side of the main gate of Rajendrapur Central Jail of South Keraniganj Police Station, leaving them injured.

 

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The injured policemen were sent to Rajarbag Central Police Hospital for treatment," said Baharul, sub-inspector of Hasara Camp of Dhaka Mawa Highway Police.

 

Mohammad Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj Police Station, said there had been several accidents in the area before due to an illegal u-turn. “We have requested the authorities to stop the illegal u-turn immediately.”

 

“Efforts are on to nab the driver of the bus,”, added the OC.