Bus Crash Outside Dhaka Hospital Leaves One Dead and Another Injured
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A passenger bus careened off the Airport Road in Dhaka on Sunday evening, striking two pedestrians and crashing into a wall at the Kurmitola General Hospital, leaving one person dead and another injured.
The accident occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. as the Paristan Paribahan bus, traveling from Mirpur toward Uttara, lost control shortly after descending from the Kalshi flyover. The vehicle veered off the thoroughfare and plowed into a generator room wall adjacent to the hospital entrance.
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According to Nazmul Haque, assistant commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Cantonment zone, the collision resulted in the immediate death of Rafiqul Islam. The victim, who was standing on the sidewalk at the time of the impact, was employed as a storekeeper at the nearby Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden hotel. A second pedestrian was struck during the incident and was subsequently rushed to a local hospital for emergency treatment.
Law enforcement authorities have seized the bus involved in the crash and taken the driver and his assistant into custody. Police confirmed that preparations are underway to file a formal legal case regarding the incident.
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