At least seven people were killed after a bus collided head-on with a three-wheeler at Manikjuri in Amtoli Upazila on Thursday.
Five of the victims were identified as the driver of the three-wheeler Hanif Hawlader, Chan Mia, 48, Shanu Hawlader, 40, Jasim Mridha, 40 and Salma Akhter.
Locals said that the accident took place around 10:30am when a Patuakhali-bound bus of from Kuakata hit the human hauler coming from opposite direction, leaving four passengers of the human hauler dead on the spot.
Later, the injured were taken to the local hospitals where another three victims succumbed to their injuries, local sources also said.
The OC of Amtoli Police Station Nurul Islam Badal said, “We have seized the bus but, the driver his assistant fled the scene.”