The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chittagong Correspondent

An unidentified person was killed and five others suffered wounds in a head-on collision between a truck and a human hauler locally called 'maxi' at Kumira under Sitakund police station yesterday. Police said that the victim and the wounded people had been the passengers of the human hauler.

The accident took place at about 6:15 a.m. when a cargo-laden truck collided head on with the maxi.

Critically wounded people were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where the attending physicians declared one of them dead. Condition of Kamrul Hasan and Austomi Bala Das had been stated critical.

Police detained both the truck and maxi. However, drivers and assistant of the vehicles managed to escape the spot. A case was filed with Sitakund police station in connection with the incident.

In another road mishap that took place on Ramu-Cox's Bazaar connecting road claimed two lives apart from wounding four others.

Police quoting locals said that the accident took place at about 12:10 p.m. when a Chittagong-bound passenger bus rammed a Cox's Bazaar bound minibus from the rear.

The victims were identified as Songkor Pal (28) and Khaleda Begum (16), daughter of Abul Hossain. Police said that they died on the way to hospital.

Four of the wounded people were admitted to Chokaria Health Complex. Two of them are identified as Fatema Begum (18) and Rubi Akhter (15). They are the daughters of Abul Kashem. They were shifted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital later on.

A case was recorded with Ramu police station in connection with the incident.