Microbus cylinder blast in Cumilla kills 3

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Cumilla Correspondent
Published : 11:21, Nov 10, 2019 | Updated : 11:44, Nov 10, 2019

Cumilla accident on Nov 10, 2019.Three people, including a child, have been burnt to death and five others injured as a gas cylinder of a microbus exploded in Cumilla.

The accident happened on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Gobindapur area of Chandina upazila around 5 am on Sunday (Nov 10).

The deceased child is Rabza, 7, daughter of Mokbul Hossain from Ashoktola area of Cumilla city and the other two deceased are not yet identified.

Cumilla Moynamoti highway police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Alamgir Hossain said: "The gas cylinder of the microbus went off after being hit first by a Chittagong bound bus and then by a truck, leaving three of its passengers dead and five others injured."

The injured are Rabza's mother Halima Begum, 45, Jashim Uddin, 48, Abul Kashem, 50, from Daulatpur upazila, Sajib, 20, from Dhanpur area and Mojnu Mia, 50, from Balrampur area in Sadar Dakshin upazila of the district. They received 25% to 50% of burnt injuries.

Four of the injured were admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital and another one was taken to a local hospital. Later, all five were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as their condition deteriorated, said the OC.

The microbus and the bodies were recovered and taken to the police station, he added.

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