Online Report
Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and three others injured after a passenger bus rammed into the vehicle in Natore’s Baraigram upazila.
The accident occurred around 2:15 PM on Monday (October 6) in Gunaihati area along the Bonpara-Pabna highway.
The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed.
Among the injured, two have been transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
Bonpara Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Ismail Hossain confirmed the news.
He said a passenger bus heading from Bonpara to Kushtia hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. The collision severely damaged the auto-rickshaw, killing three of its passengers on the spot and injuring two others.
Police and fire service personnel rushed to the scene, rescued the injured, and took them to a local hospital. The bus involved in the accident has been seized, the driver and helper managed to flee. Police have launched an operation to arrest them.
The bodies are being sent to Natore Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, and legal procedures are underway, the OC added.