An elderly man died after he was hit by a train at Malibagh, while at least five people were injured when a bus and a covered van collided head-on in Motijheel, in the capital yesterday.
In Malibagh, Zabbar Ali, 70, a day labourer was hit by a Kamalapur-bound train while he was crossing the railway track on his way to Khilgaon bazaar around 12:30pm.
Critically injured, Zabbar was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he died an hour later, police said.
Meawhile, in Motijheel, the injured are: Rokeya Begum, 30, Shahid, 35, Sohrab, 28, Zaman, 23, Helal, 25, Russel, 24, and Srabonti, 8.
Uzzal Hossain, sub-inspector of Motijheel Police Station, said the Jatrabari-bound bus crashed into the covered van around 5:45am at the intersection near Janata Bank.
DMCH sources said the injured were given first aid.
Source : The Daily Star
