Seven people were burned dead and another was injured after the gas cylinder of a microbus exploded on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Maligram in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Saturday.
The deceased included three women, two men and two children, but their identities could not be known yet.
A fire broke out in the microbus as its gas cylinder went off around 11am, leaving five people dead on the spot and three others injured, said Tayumul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bhanga highway police.
Two passengers succumbed to their injuries at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College and Hospital, said Md Shahjahan, superintendent of the district police.
Injured microbus driver Mridul Malo, a resident of Sadar upazila, has been undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The bodies were kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that the deceased hailed from Boalmari upazila of the district.
Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Ahsan Talukder said they have already formed a five-member probe committee to look into the matter and asked to submit its report within the next two days.
He said Tk 20,000 was given for burial to the families of each deceased and Tk 10,000 for treatment of the injured driver.
