Play store
Four people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a leguna in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning.
The accident occurred around 6:30am in the Khutakhali area, said SI Mohammad Shamsuzzaman of Malumghat Highway Police Station.
The deceased were identified as Md Jasim Uddin, 25, son of late Matiur Rahman of Segunbagicha village in Khutakhali; Md Shahed, 27, son of late Manzur Alam of Fulchhari Shiapara; Mohammad Rafiq, 28, son of late Abul Kashem of Eidgaon upazila; and Md Ziaul Haque, 25, son of Aminul Haque.
According to police and local sources, a bus of Lal Shobuj Paribahan was travelling to Cox’s Bazar from Noakhali Sadar in the morning. Meanwhile, a leguna carrying passengers was heading towards Chakaria from Eidgaon.
When the leguna reached the Nayapara area of Khutakhali, the bus rammed into it, leaving all the passengers inside seriously injured.
Four of them died on the spot, while five others were injured in the crash.