DHAKA, July 20, 2023 (BSS) - At least seven persons were reportedly killed in a head-on clash between a microbus and an auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Companyganj-Bholaganj highway in Sundragaon area of Goainghat upazila in Sylhet this morning. Critically injured four others were sent to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College. Locals said the micro-bus with fourteen tourists coming from Manikganj was travelling to Sadapathar (white stone) tourist spot at Bholaganj. But all of a sudden, the right sided wheel of the microbus exploded, leading to head-on clash with the Sylhet bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from opposite direction, they said. Then, both the vehicles plunged into a road side ditch, resulting in five auto-rickshaw's passengers' death on the spot.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 20, 2023 09:38 UTC