A tragic road accident in Mymensingh city has left seven people dead, including a child, after a speeding passenger bus collided head-on with an autorickshaw and crushed it. The incident took place around 1:15 pm on Friday, October 2, in the Gandrapa bypass area of Mymensingh city. According to police and eyewitness sources, the bus was speeding when it struck the autorickshaw coming from the opposite direction. The force of the collision twisted the autorickshaw and also caused severe damage to the front part of the bus. Seven passengers travelling in the autorickshaw were killed on the spot. Police said the deceased included three men, three women and one child.
Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Muhammad Shibirul Islam confirmed the incident. He said that after the accident, the bus driver and his assistant left the scene with the bus. Police later seized the bus, but the driver and his assistant could not be found. Efforts are underway to arrest them. The deceased were all passengers of the autorickshaw. Police have identified four of the seven deceased: Rashida Begum, 70, of Darihamidpur village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila; her son Mofazzal Hossain, 50; Mofazzal’s daughter Morjina Akhtar, 25; and Morjina’s son Minan, 5. They were travelling from Jamalpur to Gazipur. Mofazzal worked as a mason in Gazipur. The identities of the other three deceased were not immediately known. Police are continuing their investigation and searching for the bus driver and assistant who fled after the crash.
