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A bus helper was killed and 18 garment workers injured after two buses carrying employees of the same factory collided in Patenga, Chattogram, on Monday morning.
The accident occurred around 7am, about a kilometre from the sea beach area under Patenga Police Station, when one bus lost control and hit a road divider while attempting to overtake the other.
The deceased was identified as Md Alomgir, 45, a helper on one of the buses. Among the injured, 12 are women and six are men.
All the injured workers are employees of Vancot Limited, a garment factory in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ).
Four of the injured were identified as Sharmin, 27, Lutfah Begum, 21, Mahmudur and Hinjur. The identities of the others could not immediately be confirmed.
Babul Das, security officer of the factory, said both buses belonged to the company and were carrying workers to the factory when the accident occurred.
Nurul Alam Ashek, in-charge of the police outpost at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said Alomgir was declared dead after being taken to the hospital. The injured workers are receiving treatment there.
Patenga Police Station Officer-in-Charge Parvez Ali said police had seized the bus involved in the accident and detained its driver.
The body has been sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, and legal action will be taken, he added.