The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

One tempo passengers killed and other three injured in a tempo-bus collision on Barisal-Dhaka highway on Wednesday afternoon.

Witnesses and injured passenger sources said one Votvoti (locally made tempo) plying on Gournadi-Vurghata route collided face to face with a passenger coach of Hanif Poribahon plying on Dhaka-Barisal route at about 4-20 PM Wednesday afternoon at Tarakupi-Barthi area under Gournadi upazila on Barisal-Dhaka highway.

Miznur Rahman Sardar, 40, a passenger of the tempo killed at the spot and three others injured in this accident.

Among the injured Md. Aziz, 31, and another unidentified tempo passenger rushed to Barisal SBMCH in critical condition and both the drivers of tempo and bus managed to flee away and highway police of Gournadi station detained the transports and recovering the bodies of death and injured.