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Pressed between 2 buses, teen dies at Dhaka's Moghbazar

Accidents 2022-01-20, 11:47pm

Two buses sandwich teen-aged mask vendor to death. UNB



Dhaka, Jan 20 - A teenage face-mask vendor was killed being pressed between two buses in the city’s Moghbazar area on Thursday.

The victim was identified as Rakibul, 14, of Peyarabagh in Moghbazar area.

Rakibul got pressed between the two buses of Ajmeri Paribahan competing with each other at Moghbazar intersection around 5:40 pm, said Harunur Rashid, another vendor of the area.

Rakibul was taken to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical Hospital (DMCH) with severe injuries where doctors declared him dead, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost. - UNB