The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chittagong

A school teacher was killed when a speedy bus hit him at Tannery Bottali area of Kulgaon under Bayazid thana in the city on Saturday morning.

The dead was identified as Khairunnessa, 48, assistant head teacher of J Bottali Government Primary School.

Witnesses said the bus hit Khairunnesa when she was crossing the road on her way to school. The driver of the bus managed to escape the scene with the vehicle soon after the accident. Following the accident, agitated people of the locality damaged about five vehicles and put up barricade on Chittagong- Rangamati road for about an hour.