Staff Reporter

Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a leguna in the Mirpur embankment area of the capital. The deceased include two men and two women. Their identities could not immediately be established.

The accident occurred around 7:30 am on Wednesday (November 4) on a road in the Nawab-erbag Uttarpara area of Mirpur.

Talha Bin Jasim, media officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the deaths. He said that after receiving information about the accident, a unit from the Kalyanpur Fire Station rushed to the scene and began rescue operations. The deaths of four people were confirmed there.

The Fire Service said the accident took place in the Mirpur embankment area under Shah Ali Police Station. The bus involved in the collision was reportedly owned by Asian University.

The bodies of the deceased were handed over to Sub-Inspector Ariful Islam of Shah Ali Police Station. They were later sent to the morgue at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsies.