Bus-Nosimon Head-On Collision in Gurudaspur Leaves Three Cattle Traders Dead

PNN News Desk, Natore

Three cattle traders were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a cattle-laden nosimon in Gurudaspur, Natore. The accident occurred around 9:00am on Saturday (August 8) in the Hajirhat Talbaria gas pump area on the Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway.

The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman, 70, from Laxmikole area of Baraigram Municipality; Akkas Ali, 58, from Dhamaniapara area; and his younger brother Jahangir Alam, 48.

According to police and local sources, the three deceased were travelling in a nosimon carrying cattle to Chandikona cattle market in Sirajganj. On their way, the nosimon collided head-on with an RR Travels passenger bus coming from the opposite direction in the Hajirhat Talbaria area.

The impact severely damaged the front portion of the bus and shattered its windshield. However, none of the passengers on the bus were injured. On the other hand, the three cattle traders travelling in the nosimon sustained critical injuries.

Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bonpara Highway Police, said Abdur Rahman was crushed under the bus's wheel and died at the scene following the accident. Critically injured Akkas Ali was rescued and taken to Baraigram Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment. Jahangir Alam was being taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment, but he died on the way.

After being informed, members of Bonpara Highway Police went to the scene, recovered the bodies of the deceased and seized the accident-involved bus before taking it to the police station.

OC Moniruzzaman said necessary legal procedures were underway in connection with the accident. The exact cause of the collision was also being investigated.

Meanwhile, the deaths of the three cattle traders, including two brothers from the same family, have cast a pall of grief over the local community.