2 die as bus rams motorcycle on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway

Two people have been killed after their motorcycle was rammed by a bus on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Chakaria. Another person was critically injured in the accident.

The incident occurred in the Baniarchara area of the Upazila around 4:30am on Thursday, according to Sub-Inspector (SI) Rabiul Islam of Chiringa Highway Police Station.

The dead have been identified as Shariful Islam, 30, and Raisul Islam Shishir, 30, from Atipara of Dhaka’s Uttarkhan.

SI Rabiul said a “Lal Sobuj Paribahan” bus was headed from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar when it rear-ended a motorcycle travelling in the same lane.

The motorcycle was damaged in the accident and two passengers were killed on the spot.

A motorcycle driver travelling in the opposite direction (towards Chattogram) was also seriously injured when he lost control of his vehicle during the accident. He has been admitted to the Chakaria Upazila Health Complex.

Mohammad Ariful Amin, chief of Chiringa Highway Police Station, said that police went to the scene and brought the situation under control when the incident was reported. The bus and motorcycle involved in the accident have been seized and taken to the police station, but the bus driver has fled.

Legal action is being taken over the incident. The families of the dead have been informed and their bodies will be handed over to them when they arrive, the police official said.