Two passengers died because after a branche of a tree fell on the roof of a bus at Jhikargacha in Jashore.

This incident was happened in front of Beneyali Brack Office at Benapole’s main road in Jashore on Thursday night.

The deceased were identified as Md Salahuddin 42of Jashore Sadar Upazila and Shimul Hossain, 36, of Bara Anchra village in Benapole.

“A Benapole-bound passenger bus from Jashore  reached in front of the Beneali BRAC office on the Jashore-Benapole highway at around 10:30 pm when the branch of an old tree suddenly fell on the roof of the bus. Salauddin died on the spot. Shimul Hossain was seriously injured and  was taken to Jhikargachha Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries around 11:15pm” police said.

“AS there were no complaints from the deceaseds families, their  bodies were hand over to them” Navaran Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdullah-Al-Mamun said.