5 injured as microbus rams into rickshaw near expressway ramp at Kuril

TBS Report

25 February, 2025, 05:30 pm

Last modified: 25 February, 2025, 05:35 pm

5 injured as microbus rams into rickshaw near expressway ramp at Kuril

Police have detained the microbus driver

TBS Report

25 February, 2025, 05:30 pm

Last modified: 25 February, 2025, 05:35 pm

Representational image of accident. Photo: Collected

Representational image of accident. Photo: Collected

Five people were injured as a microbus rammed into a rickshaw and hit a bus in the capital's Kuril area near an elevated expressway ramp today (25 February).

The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.

Confirming the incident, Ziaur Rahman Jhiku, additional deputy commissioner of Traffic Gulshan Division, told Business Standard that the injured have been taken to Kurmitola General Hospital for treatment.

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Police have also detained the microbus driver, he added.

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