5 killed after BRT project girder falls on car in Uttara

Five people were killed and two others injured after a girder, part of the under construction Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, fell on a private car in the capital’s Uttara. 

The victims were members of a family. 

The deceased were identified as Rubel, 55, Fahima Akter, 38, Jharna, 27, Jannat, 6, and Jakaria, 4. 

They were crushed under the girder that fell when it was being moved by a crane. 

The incident took place in front of the Arong at Jasim Uddin area, Uttara Paschim Police Station’s Officer-in-charge Mohammad Mohsin confirmed the matter to Jago News.  

Traffic Uttara Division’s Additional Deputy Police Commissioner Md Badrul Hasan told Jago News that seven passengers were in the private car. Five of them died on the spot and two others came out of the car after the incident. They were members of a family. The rescue work is on to recover the dead bodies.