At least three people including a child have been killed and 20 others injured in road accident on the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway in Chunati area under Lohagara upazila of the district. The incident took place around 12pm Friday. The details of the three could be known immediately after the accident. The death figure could see an increase in course of time, the OC also said. Highway Officer-in-Charge (Dohazara) Bimal Bhaumik said: “A Cox's Bazar-bound bus and another from opposite direction collided head-on with each other in the area leaving the three dead instantly.”Being informed police recovered the bodies and sent the injured to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 22, 2016 07:18 UTC