BRAHMANBARIA:  Five persons were killed as a microbus smashed into a roadside tree after losing control at Islampur of Bijoynagar upazila of the district.

Besides, four persons including the driver were injured.

The incident happened on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at 2:30 pm on Tuesday (January 15), according to Hossen Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Khati Hata police station.

The deceased were identified as Hasanuzzaman, 61, a resident of south khilgaon, Parosh Kanti, 33, Rijpn Salehin, 30, Apu Ahmed, 25, and Apu Ahmed's wife, Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station told Banglanews.

All the casualties are employees of a private company in Dhaka.

BDST: 1529 HRS, JAN 15, 2019

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