Bus-Microbus collision kills four in Chittagong

Chattogram, Feb 03 (UNB) – At least four people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway at Bhaer Dighi village in Patiya upazila on Sunday.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.The accident took place around 8:45 am said Mohammad Mizan, in-charge of Patiya Police outpost.

The injured were taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, said the police officer adding that the death toll may go up as some of them sustained severe injuries.

A speeding bus of Saudia Paribahan hit the microbus at the place, leaving several people dead on the spot, said witnesses.