10 Killed As Bus Hits Tree

Ten passengers were killed when a Jamuna Line bus lost control and hit a tree at Wazirpur in Barisal. Another 18 passengers were injured.

The accident took place at Bamrail of Uzirpur Upazila on the Barisal-Dhaka highway around 5:30 am on Sunday (May 29).

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Wazirpur Police Station Ali Arshad confirmed the matter.

He said the bus was going from Dhaka to Bhandaria. On the way, he reached Bamrail in Uzirpur Upazila of Barishal district and lost control and hit a tree. So far, the bodies of eight people have been exhumed. The injured have been shifted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. The death toll could rise further.

Unit Leader of Barisal Fire Service Mohammad Jahangir said that after receiving the news of the accident, two units of the fire service at Gournadi and Wazirpur reached the spot and started the rescue operation. So far eight bodies have been recovered. The bus crashed into a tree. Fire service personnel cut the bus and rescued the passengers and sent them to the hospital.