8 killed as microbus plunges into pond in Mymensingh

Eight people were killed and five others injured when a microbus fell into a roadside pond in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh this morning.

The deceased were identified as Rezia Khatun (70), Ripa Akter (25), Parul Begum(45) and Shamsul Haque (55) of Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh, Begum (30), Bulbuli (7), Beluara Begum (60) of Bhaluka upazila and Nabi Hossain (30) of Tarakanda  upazila of the district, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.

Officer-in-Charge of Phulpur Police Station Imarat Hossain Gazi said the accident took place in Bashati area around 7:45am when the microbus was going to Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur from Mymensingh's Bhaluka upazila.      

On information, police and members of fire service rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies, the OC said.

There were 14 passengers and the driver in the microbus when the accident occurred. One of the passengers remains missing while the driver went into hiding, said OC (investigation) of the police station Md Mahbubur Rahman. 

The victims were going to Nalitabari's Baromari area to attend a namaz-e-janaza, OC Mahbubur said.

Among the injured, two were admitted to Phulpur Upazila Health Complex.