Two pedestrians killed in Dhaka bus accident


FE ONLINE DESK | Published: January 08, 2022 11:37:16 | Updated: January 08, 2022 16:40:57


Two pedestrians killed in Dhaka bus accident

Two people died after being run over by a bus in the capital’s Gulistan area on Saturday.

A Meghla Paribahan bus ran over two pedestrians who died on the scene on Saturday morning, said SI Rajeeb Chandra Sarkar of Wari Police Station.

 “According to initial reports, the bus veered out of control around 9:45am and ran over two pedestrians,” he said.

Ten to twelve passengers on the bus were also injured as the bus veered off as it was coming down a flyover, reports bdnews24.com.

The identities of the dead have yet to be confirmed, but the bus has been taken into custody, said police official Rajeeb.

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