At least two people were killed and 12 others were injured in a road accident on the Rangpur-Kishoreganj road at Abiler Bazar point under Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari on Friday. The deceased were identified as Zahurul Islam 66, and his sister Anwara Begum 58, of Kharija Golna Nababganj village of Jaldhaka upazila in Nilphamari. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kishoreganj Police Station Harun Ar Rashid confirmed the matter.
The accident took place when the Bogra-bound microbus from Kishoreganj in Nilphamari and a Panchagarh-bound bus from Narayanganj collided head-on the road around 7:00 am. Microbus passengers Zahurul Islam and his sister Anwara were killed on the spot while 12 others, including the microbus driver, and relatives of Zahurul Islam were injured.
Police and Fire Service and Civil Defense personnel from Kishoreganj Fire Service Station rushed to the spot, and rescued the injured. They were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Police also seized the ill-fated vehicles. A case was filed in this connection with Kishoreganj Police Station, said the OC.