An elderly man, Md Shamsul Alam, 70, was killed when a bus hit him in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali.
The accident happened on Friday (6 November) morning in front of the Akon house at Uttar Chaita on the Bakerganj-Kathaltali-Subidkhali-Barguna road, when he had gone out for a walk after the Fajr prayer. Sakhawat Hossain, who was with him, was seriously injured. He was taken to the nearby Bakerganj health complex and then sent on to Barishal Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Shamsul Alam was the son of Mohammad Ali Chowkidar of Uttar Chaita village in Madhabkhali union of the upazila.
According to police and local sources, Shamsul Alam and Sakhawat Hossain went out for a walk on the road after the Fajr prayer. When they reached the highway in front of the Akon house, a Shyamoli Paribahan bus coming from the opposite direction hit them. Shamsul Alam died on the spot and Sakhawat Hossain was seriously injured. He was rescued and admitted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.
Md Tauhiduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Mirzaganj Police Station, said: “Necessary legal action is being taken over the incident.”
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