At least seven people, including three children, were killed as a speeding microbus plunged into a roadside canal in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district early Wednesday,
Two of the deceased were identified as Oman expatriate Bahar Uddin's wife Kabita and his daughter Mim, residents of Chopalli village under Hajjirpara in Lakshmipur district, said Farid Uddin, assistant director of Noakhali Fire Service.
Talha Bin Zashim, officer (media) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, informed UNB that the accident occurred around 5:40am when the microbus lost control on the Noakhali-Lakshmipur regional road in Jagadishpur area and fell into the Wapda canal in Chandraganj Dakshin Bazar of the upazila.
After receiving the information, a firefighting unit from Chowmuhuni Fire Station rushed to the scene around 6:05am and carried out a rescue operation.
Later, another unit from Majidee Bazar joined the rescue operation and sent the casualties to the hospitals, said Fire Service official Farid.
According to relatives, the injured Bahar arrived home from Oman on Tuesday night. His family members went to Dhaka to receive him and returned by microbus.
"All the victims were from the same family," he said.
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