Teenage Motorcyclist Asif Killed in Bus Collision in Joypurhat, Angry Crowd Sets Bus on Fire
A motorcycle rider named Asif (17) has been killed after being hit by a passenger bus in the Kashiabari area of the Joypurhat-Panchbibi road. Two other riders on the motorcycle were injured in the incident.
The accident happened at around 9:30am on Thursday (November 5) in front of Kashiabari High School in the Joypurhat municipal area.
The deceased Asif was the son of Imran Hossain of Hatigara village in Joypurhat Sadar upazila. He worked as a worker at a local food hotel.
The injured are Naim Hossain, son of Amjad Hossain, and Jihad Hossain, son of Mafizul Hossain, both of the same village.
Eyewitnesses and Fire Service sources said a bus travelling from Joypurhat towards Panchbibi hit a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, injuring all three riders.
They were rescued and taken to the 400-bed Joypurhat General Hospital, where doctors declared Asif dead. The injured Naim and Jihad have been admitted to the hospital, and Asif's body has been kept in the hospital morgue.
After the accident, angry passengers and local people vandalised the bus and set it on fire, bringing traffic on the road to a halt. Fire Service personnel later arrived and brought the fire under control.
Additional Superintendent of Police of Joypurhat Sadar Circle Arif Hossain visited the spot and said the situation in the area is now calm and traffic has returned to normal. He said inquiries are being made about the dead and injured.
