A passenger was killed and 12 others were injured in a road accident in Jamalerhaat area of the Sundarganj-Rangpur regional highway under Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha district on Friday morning.
The deceased was Rafiqul Islam, son of Naya Miah, at Dhaniar Kura village of Sarbananda union under Sundarganj upazila. He was a lawyer. Police said the accident occurred as a Rangpur bound passenger bus from Sundarganj overturned on the side of the road while passing a covered van coming from opposite direction.
As a result, one passenger of the bus was killed on the spot and 12 others were injured.
On information, the members of Fire Service and Civil Defense station from Sundarganj rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and sent them to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Officer in-charge of Sundarganj Police station Sarker Iftekharul Mokaddem confirmed the incident and said they seized the bus.
