3 dead, 4 injured as microbus crashes into parked truck in Meherpur

NN Online:
Three people, including a woman, lost their lives and four others were injured after a microbus crashed into a stationary truck on the Meherpur-Kushtia road in Gangni upazila early Tuesday.

The deceased have been identified as Jamal Uddin, 55, son of Mozammel Haque from Paschim Malshadaha village; Shahinuzzaman, 28, son of Golam Kibaria from Garadob village under Gangni municipality; and his paternal aunt, Akhtar Banu, 45, wife of Nazrul Islam from Meherpur Sadar upazila.

The injured include Golapi Khatun, Fozila Khatun, and Alfatoon Nesha.

According to police, the Kushtia-bound microbus, carrying seven passengers, rammed into a parked truck near Shukurkandi village around midnight, leaving all occupants severely injured.

Akhtar Banu died en route to Kushtia Medical College Hospital. Jamal Uddin, the driver, and passenger Shahinuzzaman succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment early Tuesday.

Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge Bani Israil stated that the victims were on their way to visit a patient admitted to Kushtia Medical College. The injured are currently receiving treatment, and the bodies of the deceased have been sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.