A rent-a-car businessman was killed and four others were injured in a road accident in front of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh building at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 45, president of Bangladesh Tours Rent-a-Car Association. The injured were identified as Mohammad Anis, 42, Saiful Islam, 36, Sajib Ahmed, 38, and Mohammad Solaiman, 43.
Police and witnesses said the accident took place when a microbus ran on to the footpath where the association leaders were sitting under a shed at around 6:30pm, leaving five people critically injured.
Abdul Jalil succumbed to the injuries while being rushed to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation at around 7:00pm. The rest of the injured were admitted at the hospital.
The police seized the microbus and arrested its driver.
Ramna police station officer-in-charge Rafiqul Islam said reckless driving was the cause of the accident.
He said filing of a case was underway in this connection.
Source : New Age
No comments:
Post a Comment