Two people, including a woman, were killed and another was injured after a bus rammed into a broken-down local passenger van in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Bhanumati, 55, and van driver Kamrul Islam, 33. Bhanumati’s daughter, Hasina, was injured and is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Mirpur Police Station Officer-in-charge (OC) Shahidul Islam confirmed the incident.
According to police, locals and eyewitnesses, the axle of the van broke, leaving it stranded on the Kushtia-Meherpur regional highway in front of Sadarpur Madrasa. A Meherpur-bound Shyamoli Paribahan bus coming from behind then crashed into the van.
Bhanumati died on the spot, while Hasina and Kamrul were critically injured.
Locals took them to Mirpur Upazila Health Complex. After receiving primary treatment, they were transferred to Kushtia 250-bed General Hospital, where Kamrul died while undergoing treatment.
OC Shahidul said legal proceedings are underway.
