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Violence sparks as man dies in road crash

A man was killed and another suffered injuries after a bus hit them in front of Bahadur Shah Park of the capital's Sutrapur yesterday.

Imran, 40, hailed from Chandpur, died instantly while injured Delwar Hossain, 30, a carpenter at Karwanbazar, was rushed to a local hospital.

The OC said the bus from Gulistan hit them while they were crossing the road in front of the park around 2:30pm.

However, locals locked into a clash with the law enforcers as the latter rescued the driver and helper from mob beating before detaining them and seizing the bus.

Earlier, the locals stopped the bus and also vandalised it protesting the incident. Police charged baton to disperse the mob and to bring the situation under control. Police also detained five persons from the spot.

The driver said that he lost control over the bus and it hit them.

Source : The Daily Star