Two individuals lost their lives in an accident that occurred in Chashara of Narayanganj city. The incident took place in front of Santana Market at around 11:00 am on Monday, resulting in the death of the fire service driver and a pedestrian.
The driver, identified as Jahangir Alam, 45, was on his way to the BSCIC industrial area after receiving a report of a fire when he suddenly fell sick, leading to the accident.
Eight others were injured in the accident. The identity of the deceased pedestrian was not known immediately.
Deputy director of fire service at Dhaka headquarters, Akhtaruzzaman told newspersons that Haziganj fire service driver Jahangir Alam started driving the vehicle towards BSCIC Industrial park after learning the news of the fire.
Upon reaching Chashara area the driver died from a sudden stroke, said the fire fighters who were inside the fire truck. The fire truck then lost control killing a pedestrian on the spot. Eight people have been injured in the accident.
However, the exact cause of Jahangir Alam’s death cannot be said until the autopsy report is received.
According to witness and police sources, a fire truck of Haziganj fire service office was rushing towards BSCIC Industrial Park in Fatulla’s Panchabati area at the news of a fire accident at a garment factory named Fakir Apparels.
Driver of the fire truck suddenly lost control while the vehicle reached in front of Shantana Market at Chashara. The fire truck hit a bus of Ananda Paribahan, a car and three battery-run auto-rickshaws at the time.
This caused the passenger bus to run over a pedestrian, killing him on the spot. Eight people including the drivers and passengers of the auto-rickshaw were injured.
The injured were recovered and sent to 300-bed Narayanganj Hospital in city’s Khanpur area. Later, they were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical conditions.
Body of the pedestrian has been recovered by cutting the plate of Ananda Paribahan. This created heavy traffic congestion in Chashara as well as on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road causing trouble for commuters.
Inspector (investigation) of Narayanaganj sadar police, Saiduzzaman told Prothom Alo that when the fire truck driver had a stroke, the out-of-control truck rammed into several other vehicles.
A pedestrian has been killed and eight have been injured in this. The injured were sent to hospitals. The fire service driver has also died of a stroke, he added.