Five people were killed when a bus collided head-on with a locally made motorised vehicle at Shankarpasha in Pirojpur's Sadar upazila on Friday.
The deceased were Shahin Mallik, 18, son of Al-Amin Mallik, Yeasin Mina, 22, son of Abul Hossain Mina, residents of Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila, Md Badsha, 17, Shahin Molla, 20, and Shabbir Hossain, 21, of Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila.
Locals said a group of 18 people were going to the Bhandaria area of Pirojpur to provide catering service at a wedding programme by a locally made motorised vehicle from Kachua upazila of Bagerhat.
When the vehicle came near the Shankarpasha area, a wheel of the vehicle blasted and collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction, leaving two dead on the spot.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctor declared another dead.
Besides, some critically injured people were referred to Khulna Medical College and Hospital where two more succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
AZM Masuduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Pirojpur Sadar police station, said police recovered three bodies in the incident so far and seized the bus and motorised vehicle.
