Four killed in Cox's Bazar road crash

Four people, including two women, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus crashed into a human hauler on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Kalu, 42, son of Maktul Hossain of Tajiakata village in Moheshkhali upazila, and his daughter Rina Akhter, 19, and Kala Khatun, 50, wife of Jabur Ahmed of the same area, and Ali Riaz Raihan Khan, 23, son of Ilias Khan of Nijpankhali village of the upazila.

In-charge of Malumghat Highway police camp M Ashikur Rahman said the accident occurred when a Cox's Bazar-bound bus from Chittagong hit the human hauler from the opposite direction on the road at Segunbagan near a Bangladesh Army camp around 1:00pm, leaving two human haulers passengers Kalu and Ilias dead on the spot and 12 others injured.

The injured were taken to Malumghat Memorial Christian Hospital where doctors declared Rina and Kala declared dead, said the OC.

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