Desk Report
Publish: 21 Jul 2022, 12:34 pm
Photo: Collected
The death toll from Wednesday's
accident on the busy Dhaka-Kuakata highway rose to six on Thursday, with two
more passengers of the ill-fated three-wheeler succumbing to their injuries at
Barishal Hospital in the past 24 hours.
The deceased were identified as
Sathi Aktar, and her one-year-old daughter Farhana, residents of Bagdha union
of the district.
The deceased’s family said
Sathi’s husband Faisal Hossain is also battling for his life at Sher-e-bangla
Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) after sustaining serious injuries in the
fatal accident, in which a speeding bus crashed into their battery-run
three-wheeler.
Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge
of Bakerganj Police Station, said the accident occurred on Wednesday when the
Barishal-bound bus hit the three-wheeler at high speed in the upazila, leaving
four of its occupants dead on the spot and three others injured.
The three injured of the same
family were sent to SBMCH, where Sathi succumbed to her injuries, said Dr
Rezaul Karim Sikder, of the emergency department of the hospital.
The child died of her injuries at
the hospital later in the afternoon, he added.
Meanwhile, a three-member probe
committee has been formed and directed to submit its report within seven
working days, Barishal District Commissioner Jasim Uddin Haider said.
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