Policeman killed, 5 others hurt as microbus crashes into road divider in Ctg

police official was killed and five others were injured after a microbus crashed into a road divider at Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram district on Thursday.

A police official was killed and five others were injured after a microbus crashed into a road divider at Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram district on Thursday.

The accident took place on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Nizampur area in the morning.

Deceased Zahid Iqbal, 46, was attached to Chuadanga district police lines.

The injured are Zahid's wife Nargis Akter, sister Nasrin Akter, nephews Ashuat, Siam, niche Ahia and others. They are currently undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Kumira Highway Police Station in-charge Md. Shahadat Hossain said a total of eight people including driver were heading to Bandarban district on a microbus for a tour.

All on a sudden, the microbus hit a road divider in Nizampur area and got twisted after its driver lost control over the steering, leaving Zahid dead on the spot and five others injured.

Police brought the microbus to the police station, however, the driver went into hiding.

The body would be handed over to the deceased's family after legal procedures, inspector Shahadat said.