Death toll from Ctg bus-microbus collision rises to 10

Death toll from the head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Lohagara upazila of Chattogram rose to 10.

All the deceased were the passengers of the microbus. However, the identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Confirming this information, Shuvo Ranjan Chakma, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dohazari Highway Police Station said, “Seven people died on the spot after a bus collided head on with a microbus in Chunati Jangalia area of the upazila at around 7:30 am. Three of the injured were rescued and sent to Chattogram Medical College (CMCH) Hospital where they succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.”

The incident took place on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Chunati Jangalia area of the upazila at around 7:30 am on Wednesday (April 2).

The Fire Service said a bus collided head on with a microbus on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in the Chunati area of Lohagara upazila this morning, leaving seven people, including the driver of the microbus, dead and several others injured.

On information, a rescue team of the Fire Service rushed to the spot and sent the injured to a hospital.