25 CU students injured in Hathazari road crash


FE Team | Published: February 13, 2020 12:12:36 | Updated: February 18, 2020 13:45:50


Photo source: UNB

At least 25 Chittagong University (CU) students were injured after a bus carrying them fell into a roadside ditch at Maniapukur in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram on Thursday morning.

The accident took place at Chairman Ghata of the area at around 9:30am. The bus carrying CU students fell into the ditch while giving space to another bus coming from the opposite direction, reports UNB.

Twenty-five students were injured, said Masud Alam, officer-in-charge of Hathazari Police Station.

Of them, 12 were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

The students were heading towards the university from Fatikchhari, said CU Proctor SM Manirul Hasan.

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