Bus set on fire after crash in Satkania, five injured

At least five people were reportedly injured when a bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Satkania on Friday evening, prompting an angry crowd to set the bus on fire and block the road.

The accident occurred around 7:45pm in the Moulvir Dokan area of Satkania upazila, causing a traffic jam stretching at least one kilometre.

Dohazari Highway Police Officer-in-Charge Nurul Absar told the Daily Sun that five to seven passengers were reportedly injured in the collision. The number of casualties has yet to be confirmed.

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“We have not yet confirmed any deaths,” he said.

The OC added that the agitated crowd erected barricades on the highway and prevented police and fire service vehicles from reaching the scene.