7 killed in bus-autorickshaw collision in Mymensingh

7 killed in bus-autorickshaw collision in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH: Seven persons, including a woman and children, were killed in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run autorickshaw in Barabila area of the district today.
The accident occurred around 11.30am when a Nalitabari-bound passenger bus crashed into the autorickshaw coming from the opposite direction on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in the Barabila area under Mymensingh Sadar Upazila, leaving all seven auto-rickshaw passengers dead on the spot, said Officer in Charge (OC) Mayeen Uddin of Mymensingh Kotwali Model police station.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The OC said, being informed, police and fire servicemen rushed to the spot and sent the bodies to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police seized the bus.