Thirteen people were killed and 35 injured in two road accidents in Gaibandha yesterday.
The worst accident that left 11 people dead took place around 11:00am at Katakhali on Bogra-Rangpur highway when a stone-laden truck rammed a speeding bus heading for Lalmonirhat, reports our correspondent at Gaibandha.
Three of the deceased were identified as Rozina, 32, Mojibar, 24, and Bhutto, 22.
The 25 injured were rushed to Gobindaganj hospital.
Abdul Jalil, one of the injured passengers currently undergoing treatment, said, “I was sleeping when a heavy jolt woke me up for a moment. The next thing I remember was lying on the hospital bed,” he said.
Police rushed to the spot and rescued 27 passengers trapped in the bus.
Miscreants reportedly looted the passengers before the police arrived.
Only five hours earlier another accident occurred on the same highway at Kalitola, about 20 miles from Katakhali killing two people and injuring 10, when two buses collided head-on.
None of the deceased could be identified immediately.
Police rushed to the spot and rescued passengers trapped in both the buses.
The injured were admitted to Gobindaganj Health Complex. Though local people volunteered to donate blood, the hospital found it hard to provide blood for the critically injured.
The Gobindaganj UNO said besides appealing for blood donation, they have arranged to send the seriously injured patients to Bogra Medical College Hospital.
Two separate cases were filed with Gobindaganj Police Station.
Source: thedailystar.net
