Four people were killed and four others injured as the gas cylinder of a CNG-driven microbus exploded after the vehicle hit a goods-laden truck on Sylhet-Zakiganj regional road in Sylhet's Golapganj upazila early today.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, reports our Sylhet correspondent.
Harun-ur-Rashid Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Golapganj Police Station, said the microbus hit the moving truck from behind in Hetimganj area around 5:30am.
The microbus soon caught fire after its cylinder exploded, leaving three passengers dead on the spot, the OC said.
A local child was injured when a part of the microbus hit him. He succumbed on the way to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, the police officer said.
Informed by locals, fire fighters rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
They rescued four injured passengers of the microbus and sent them the hospital.
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