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MAGURA-ACCIDENT
Four killed in Magura road accident
MAGURA, Sept 18, 2020 (BSS) – Four people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident in Moghirdhal area on the Magura-Jashore Highway under Sadar upazila of the district this noon.
Two of the deceased were identified as Amin Mia, 40, supervisor of Chaklader Paribahan, hailed from Jashore district and Fokrul Islam, 38, a resident of Narsingdi district. Identities of the other deceased could not be known immediately.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Magura Sadar Thana Md Joynal Abedin said the accident occurred when a passengers’ bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the area around 2 pm, as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving four dead on the spot.
The wounded were taken to Magura 250-bed Hospital, the OC said, adding that a case was filed in this connection.
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