Land Minister`s son among 7 killed in Bangabandhu Bridge road crashes

Sirajganj, Jan 9 (UNB)- At least seven people, including the son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman, were killed and 45 others injured in separate road crashes amid dense fog on the eastern side of Bangabandhu Bridge in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail district on Saturday. One of the deceased was identified as Rana Sharif, 33, son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman. Akheruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station, said the accidents took place in separate points close to the pillars no 25 and 40 of the bridge, leaving seven people dead and 45 others injured in the early hours of the day. In the first incident, a bus of ‘Sarkar Paribahan’ dashed the rear of a cattle-laden truck around 7 am, leaving four people dead on the spot and 13 others injured. Later, within a moment, a northern region-bound truck from Dhaka hit a truck from behind and a number of vehicles, including a truck, a police vehicle, a private car, a bus and an ambulance, banged on the truck, leaving one dead on the spot and 34 others injured, said the OC. The injured were rushed to Sirajganj General Hospital, Tangail General Hospital and several clinics. Of the injured, one unidentified person died on way to hospital while Rana Sharif died at Tangail Hospital. The accidents occurred due to opaque visibility caused by dense fog, said the OC. Traffic movement on the bridge which was suspended in the morning following the accidents resumed around 3 pm.