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4 passengers of a private car were killed when a girder fell from a crane in Uttara of the capital

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  • 16 August, 2022 15:36:07

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News desk: Four passengers of a private car were killed after falling from the girder crane of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project under construction in Uttara of the capital. At least three others were injured.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Uttara West Police Station Mohammad Mohsin confirmed that the incident took place in front of the Arong of Uttara Jasim Uddin area on Monday (August 15) afternoon.

He said, in the afternoon, a girder of BRT under construction fell from the crane. At this time the garda fell on a private car on the road. As a result, four passengers in the private car were killed. Two to three others were injured. They were rescued and sent to a nearby hospital.

According to fire service sources, heavy traffic jam has occurred due to traffic stop in Uttara area after the accident. The fire service, police and RAB are trying to clear the traffic jam and remove the private car involved in the accident.

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