HABIGANJ, March 6, 2020 (BSS) – Eight people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Kandigaon area under Nabiganj upazila of the district this morning.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The accident occurred in the area when a Sylhet-bound microbus hit a roadside tree and caught fire after its driver lost control over the steering around 6 am, leaving eight people dead on the spot and four others injured, said Md Ershadul Haq Bhuiya, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sherpur Highway Police.
The injured were taken to Habiganj Adhunik General Hospital, the OC added.