Two workers have been killed when a covered van hit a leguna carrying workers in Trishal, Mymensingh. Nine others, women among them, were injured.
The accident happened at about 6:30am on Friday, 16 October, in front of Nigarzaman filling station at Bogar Bazar in the Gujiam area of the upazila.
The dead are Naim Mia, 23, son of Mofizul Haque of Rasulpur village in Gafargaon upazila, and Kamal Fakir, 40, son of Abdus Sobhan of the Rayergram area of Nigurkanda village in Harirampur union of Trishal upazila.
The injured are Santa, 21, Liza, 22, Hajera, 43, Rujina, 30, Shalina, 27, Aklima, 36, Ojufa, 30, and Rasel, 21, of Gafargaon, and Taslima, 22, of Trishal.
According to Trishal fire service and local sources, workers of Dabir Uddin Spinning Mill in the Bogar Bazar area of Amirabari union got into a leguna to go home after the night shift. As the leguna made a U-turn in front of Nigarzaman filling station, a Mymensingh-bound covered van coming the wrong way hit it. The leguna was crushed, and two workers died on the spot. Nine others, women among them, were injured.
Two units of Trishal fire service went to the scene, rescued the injured and took them to Trishal Upazila Health Complex.
Selim Al Razi, AGM of Dabir Uddin Spinning Mill, said an official of the mill was at the hospital to see to the injured workers’ treatment.
Trishal fire station officer Sadikur Rahman said the two bodies were handed over in body bags to Trishal police.
Trishal police sub-inspector (SI) Rezaul Karim said the bodies were handed over to the highway police outpost.
Khorshed Alam, officer in charge of the Bharadoba highway police outpost in Bhaluka, said the bodies have been handed over to the families.
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