4 killed in Sylhet microbus cylinder blast
Four people were killed and four others injuredas the gas cylinder of a microbus exploded after being hit by a truck in Gopalganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Rajon Ahmed, 27, son of Kunu Mia, Sunam Ahmed, 26, microbus driver and son of Abdul Jalil of Baroigram village of Bianibazar upazila, Hasan Ahmed, 8, son of Manju Mia of Rafipur village in Golapganj upazila while the identity of another victim could not be known immediately.
The explosion took place around 5:30am when the gas cylinders of the microbus exploded and caught fire after it crashed into a truck, leaving three passengers of the microbus dead on the spot and four others injured.
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4 killed as microbus gas cylinder explodes after crash
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Four persons, including a five-year-old child, were killed in an accident on Sylhet-Zakiganj road in Sylhet s Golapganj upazila early yesterday.
The incident happened as the gas cylinder of a CNG-run microbus exploded after the vehicle hit a goods-laden truck.
The dead are Rajon Ahmed, 22, and microbus driver Sunam Ahmed, 26, of Sylhet s Beanibazar upazila; Marjan Ahmed, of the district s Kanaighat upazila; and Mehedy Hasan, 5, of Sylhet s Golapganj upazila.
Mehedy was a road-side slum dweller whereas rest of the three were passengers of the microbus.