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Sun News Desk : Five people have been killed and 15 others injured when a bus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided in Sylhet-Tamabil road on Friday night.
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The deceased were identified as Nur Uddin, 55, son of Mozzamel Ali of Jaintapur Upazila; Abdul Latif, 50, son Abdul Bari of Bargati village; Md Kamal, 25, son of Tariqul Islam Fasfara village; Musud Ali, 50, son of Late Khurshed Alam of Borokholas village; Abdul Motin alias Kachai, 45, son of Late Abdus Sukkur of Dighipara village of the upazila. All the deceased were auto-rickshaw passengers.
Omar Faruk, locals Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jaintapur Police Station, said a Jaflong-bound bus from Sylhet collided head-on with a three wheeler (locally called Tomtom) in front of the Darvaste Palli Bidyut Office on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway around 10pm, leaving five people dead and several others injured on the spot.
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He also said Jaintapur and Bateshwar fire service personnel with the help of locals rescued the bus that fell into a ditch.
Shyamal Banik, media officer of Sylhet district police, said police rushed to the spot and started rescue operation immediately.
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