Bus kills 3 of a family in Barguna

Bus kills 3 of a family in Barguna

Three of a family were killed and two others injured as a bus ploughed through pedestrians after ramming into an auto-rickshaw in Amtoli upazila of Barguna this morning.

The deceased – Nupur (30), her son Hasib (10) and niece Lamia (14) -- were waiting to find transport on the side of the road, reports our Patuakhali correspondent, quoting Abul Bashar, officer-in-charge of Amtoli Police Station.

The OC said the accident happened at Chowrasta intersection around 11:30am as the bus had a brake failure.

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