Mymensingh road mishap kills 7 

Seven people including four of a family were killed as a bus collided with a standing truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Fazlul Haque, 35, hailed from Phulpur upazila in Mymensingh, his wife Fatema Begum, 26, their son Abdullah, 7, their daughter Ajmina, 6, Rakib, 35, hailed from Nakla upazila in Sherpur, Helena Akhter, 40, hailed from Nisinda area in Bhaluka, and unidentified, 55, from Nakla upazila in Sherpur.

Fazlul Haque was a pickle trader based in Baira area of ​​Singair in Manikganj. He was going with his family to his ancestral home at Phulpur upazila in Mymensingh. He boarded a Mymensingh-bound bus from Dhaka. 

Around 3pm when the bus reached the Chelerghat area of ​​Trishal on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, the rear portion of the bus collided with a standing truck while racing with another bus, killing seven persons on spot and injuring four.

The critically injured passengers were admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. The condition of the four injured was critical, said police.

Police and fire fighters jointly participated in the rescue operation.

Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said two Mymensingh-bound buses leaving Dhaka were speeding side by side. Meanwhile, a drum truck was parked in Chelerghat area.

One of the two passing buses overtook the truck, but Sherpur-based MA Rahim Paribahan's bus hit the back of the truck. The rear part of the bus was twisted. 

Although the driver has been absconding since the incident, an operation is underway to nab him, the OC said.