Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Friday, UNB news agency reported.The deceased were identified as Asma Begum, 40, wife of Firoz, Mominur Rahman, 40, son of Karim Uddin, Asadul Habib, 15, son of Abbas Ali, and Ripon, 30, son of Siddik Ali—all hailing from Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat district.
Jahangir Alam, Elenga highway traffic sergeant, said the accident took place around 4:15 am when a Gazipur–bound ‘Prabhati Banasree Paribahan’ bus carrying a group of garment factory workers skidded off the road as its driver lost control over the wheels, leaving four of them killed on the spot and 20 others injured.
They met the accident while going to their workplace in Shafipur after hiring a bus from Patgram of Lalmonirhat.
The injured were rushed to Tangail Medical College Hospital.
