Seven members of a family, including women and children, were killed in a tragic road accident early Wednesday morning in the Chandraganj East Bazaar area of Begumganj upazila in Noakhali district.
According to police and eyewitnesses, Bahar Uddin, an expatriate living in Oman, was returning to his home in Choupolli village under Hajirpara Union with his family in a microbus from Dhaka. Around dawn, the vehicle lost control on the Choumuhani–Lakshmipur regional highway and plunged into a roadside canal.
Bahar’s wife, Kabita, and their daughter, Mim, were among the seven victims who died at the scene.
Md. Talha Bin Jasim, an officer at the Fire Service Media Cell, stated that the accident occurred around 5:40 AM when the microbus veered off the road and fell into a ditch. Upon receiving the alert, a unit from the Chaumuhani Fire Station reached the spot at approximately 6:05 AM and began rescue operations.
The accident left at seven people dead on the spot and four injured, he said.
On information, one firefighting unit from Chowmuhuni Fire Station rushed to the scene around 6:05am and carried out rescue operation, said the FSCD official.
Later, another unit from Majidee Bazar joined the rescue operation and sent the casualties to the hospitals, said Fire Service official Farid.
Further details about the victims and the cause of the accident will be provided as the investigation continues, he added.