It is the regular news but area is different or same at least 17 people died after a bus carrying more than 40 passengers
crashed into a ravine amid thick fog in Bandarban on Saturday morning,
officials said.
The accident took place around 7.30 am, officer-in-charge (OC) of Thanchi police station Niyamat Hossain told .
The Pahari Paribahan bus was headed from Thanchi to Bandarban when the driver apparently lost control at Shilijhiri due to poor visibility, leading to the crash, he said.
Thanchi upazila Awami League president Uhalaching Marma, her daughters, an employee, two staffers of the NGO Caritas and bus driver Shubhash Barua were among the dead, Niyamat said.
Some tourists also died, he said, though details are still awaited.
According to the OC, police, army and border guards personnel joined the rescue operation but heavy fog hampered their initial effort. Several survivors are being treated at Bandarban Sadar Hospital, he said.
Duty doctors declared four persons dead on arrival, Niyamat added.
Dr Prabir Chandra Bhoumik at the hospital confirmed that four persons, including the driver's assistant Nurul Islam, died at the hospital.
He said eight survivors have been sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
Earlier, Thanchi upazila's acting officer of women affairs Emran Hossain had told from the accident site that the death toll was 16 but the police later put it at 13.
The accident took place around 7.30 am, officer-in-charge (OC) of Thanchi police station Niyamat Hossain told .
The Pahari Paribahan bus was headed from Thanchi to Bandarban when the driver apparently lost control at Shilijhiri due to poor visibility, leading to the crash, he said.
Thanchi upazila Awami League president Uhalaching Marma, her daughters, an employee, two staffers of the NGO Caritas and bus driver Shubhash Barua were among the dead, Niyamat said.
Some tourists also died, he said, though details are still awaited.
According to the OC, police, army and border guards personnel joined the rescue operation but heavy fog hampered their initial effort. Several survivors are being treated at Bandarban Sadar Hospital, he said.
Duty doctors declared four persons dead on arrival, Niyamat added.
Dr Prabir Chandra Bhoumik at the hospital confirmed that four persons, including the driver's assistant Nurul Islam, died at the hospital.
He said eight survivors have been sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
Earlier, Thanchi upazila's acting officer of women affairs Emran Hossain had told from the accident site that the death toll was 16 but the police later put it at 13.
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