Bangladesh: seven die in ambulance fire
There were three women, two men and two children among them
Seven people died when an ambulance caught fire at Maligram area on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway in Faridpur district of Bangladesh on Saturday morning.
Among the deceased, there were three women, two men and two children but their identities could not be known.
Ziarul Islam, chief of Bhanga Police Station, said the accident took place around 11.00am local time.
According to the police and fire service, the driver lost control over the ambulance and hit the the roadside railings and immediately caught fire. Seven passengers on the ambulance had died on the spot.
Ronendra Nath Chowdhury, sub-officer of Bhanga Fire Station, listening the incident they rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire within short time.
Police said, the ambulance was going toward Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district from Dhaka. The driver of the ambulance was rushed to a nearby hospital as he was injured critically.
On March 19, at least 19 people died and 30 others injured in a road accident on the Bangabandhu Expressway at Shibchar in Madaripur.