Two people including a schoolboy were killed after being crushed by a bus at Nalchity upazila in Jhalakathi district on Thursday (Mar 16) morning.

The deceased were Tamal Bhattacharya, 17, son of Milon Bhattacharya, a resident of Bakharkathi village under Bakerganj upazila, was a 10th grader at ZA Bhutto Secondary School, and Akash, 19, a van driver.

According to police, a bus of 'Al-Amin Paribahan' ran over the duo while they were crossing a road in front of the ZA Bhutto Secondary School in Shimultala area around 9 am. They died on the spot.

Nalchity Police Station officer-in-charge Ataur Rahman confirmed the matter. 

He said the bus was seized from Bakerganj upazila. However, the driver fled immediately after the incident.

Legal action is under process in this connection, the OC added.

BDST: 1535 HRS, MAR 16, 2023
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