3 killed in Faridpur road crash

Three people were killed and four others critically injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a passenger bus near Arkandi Bridge on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur on Friday afternoon.

The ambulance was travelling from Faridpur towards Magura when it collided head-on with a passenger bus named Kingfisher (Dhaka Metro-B-12-4698), which was heading towards Dhaka from Magura.

The three victims died on the spot. Their identities had not been established as of 5:30pm on Friday.

Md Shamim Ahmed, an official of the Madhukhali Fire Service, said his team rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident, recovered the three bodies and handed them over to the Kanaipur Highway Police.

He added that the four critically injured people were taken to hospital for medical treatment.
Sub-Inspector Sajjad Hossain of the Kanaipur Highway Police confirmed the incident, saying that three bodies had been recovered. Their identities and addresses had not yet been established, he added, noting that further information would be provided once available.

The four injured passengers, identified as Sagar Biswas, Riya, Runa and Naima, all from Magura district, were taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital for treatment.

The accident occurred at around 2:45pm near Arkandi Bridge in Naopara Union.
The bus driver and his assistant fled the scene after the accident.