Two killed, 10 injured in Cumilla bus accident

Bus overturns. Representational image.

Two people were killed and 10 others injured in road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Harikhola area under Chandina upazila of the district today.

The deceased were identified as Alamgir Hossain,38, son of late Mamtaz Khalifa, resident of Ganipur village in Barera union of Chandina upazila and Bahram Mia, 60 , son of Adam Ali, resident of Harikhola Bede Polli area of the upazila, reports BSS.

The accident occurred in the area when a Chattogram-bound passenger bus lost control over the steering while trying to save a motorcycle and overturned on the highway around 10:30am, leaving two people who were standing on the side of the highway died on the spot and 10 people including motorcyclists and bus passengers injured seriously, Eliotganj Highway Police Outpost sub-inspector (SI) Nazmul Huda said.

The injured were taken to a local hospital, SI said.

Police recovered the bodies from the spot and handed over to their family members, the SI added.