Four people were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a dump truck parked on the roadside at the Boiragiganj point on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway under Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur today.
"The accident occurred around 6 am on Wednesday," Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Barodorga Highway Police Station Md Moazzem Uddin told BSS at 12:40 pm.
Quoting local residents, the OC said that a dump truck loaded with soil was parked in front of a mosque near a shrine, opposite the Shah Amanat Petrol Pump in Boiragiganj, following the Fajr prayers today.
A passenger bus, operated by 'Khan Paribahan' and traveling from Dhaka toward Bhurungamari in Kurigram, struck the rear of the dump truck while moving at high speed.
One passenger of the bus died on the spot.
Meanwhile, the injured were rescued from the bus through the joint efforts of the police, Fire Service and Civil Defense Station and local residents, and were then sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH).
Three more injured persons succumbed to their severe injuries while undergoing treatment at the RpMCH.
The deceased were identified as Md Mozaffar Rahman, 35, son of Md Omar Ali, Md Golapi Begum, 48, wife of Md Shahidul Islam of Chandra Khana village under Phulbari police station of Kurigram and Apel, 25, a helper for 'Khan Paribahan'.
As of 12:45 pm today, the police have not yet been able to confirm the identity of one of the deceased, who is male.
"The process of filing a case at Mithapukur police station regarding this incident is underway," the OC added.