Man killed in road accident

A passenger of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was killed and five others including four passengers and its driver were injured in a road crash at Alalpur on Mymensingh-Phulpur road in Mymensingh sadar upazila yesterday morning.

Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Quoting local people, Khandaker Shaker Ahmed, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kotwali Police Station said the accident took place when a Sherpur bound bus collided head on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Alalpur area, killing a passenger on the spot and injuring five others at around 11am.

Soon after the incident, local people blocked the road for one and half-an-hour, disrupting vehicular movement.

On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Police seized the bus but its driver and helpers managed to flee the scene.

 

Man killed in road accident

A passenger of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was killed and five others including four passengers and its driver were injured in a road crash at Alalpur on Mymensingh-Phulpur road in Mymensingh sadar upazila yesterday morning. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting local people, Khandaker Shaker Ahmed, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kotwali Police Station said the accident took place when a Sherpur bound bus collided head on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Alalpur area, killing a passenger on the spot and injuring five others at around 11am. Soon after the incident, local people blocked the road for one and half-an-hour, disrupting vehicular movement. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Police seized the bus but its driver and helpers managed to flee the scene.