2 killed in Tangail microbus crash

Two people were killed and six others injured after a microbus accident on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Kalihati upazila in Tangail around 4 am on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as microbus driver Mosharraf Hossain Musa and Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujon) Chapainawabganj District President Advocate Syed Shahjamal. Both hailed from Chapainawabganj.

Bangabandhu Bridge East Thana OC Md Mosharraf Hossain said the microbus was on its way from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka when it crashed into another vehicle from behind. The front of the microbus was badly damaged in the incident and two people, including the microbus driver, were killed on the spot.

On information, a police team rushed to the scene, recovered the two bodies and sent six with injuries to Tangail Sadar Hospital, the OC added.