Three students of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) died by electrocution and around 60 were left injured after a bus taking them to a picnic got here into contact with an overhead bare electric wire in Gazipur’s Sreepur at the present time (23 November) at 10:30am.
The deceased are – Mozammel Hossain Naim, 24, Mostakim Rahman Mahin, 22, and Jobayer Alam Sakib, 22.
All were rushed to the Mymensingh Scientific College Scientific institution.
All of the deceased were students of IUT’s Mechanical Engineering department, confirmed Deputy Director of Mymensingh Scientific College Scientific institution Jakiul Islam.
Nonetheless, detailed data about them couldn’t be known straight away.
“The three were introduced slow to the well being facility. We couldn’t notify the amount of the injured. I’m going to the emergency department,” Jakiul acknowledged.
Primarily based totally on sources, a total of 460 students of IUT’s Mechanical Engineering department rented 5 double-decker buses and were on their procedure to Matir Maya Eco Resort in Uttar Pilaid village under Telihati union of Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila.
The accident came about when most certainly the most buses touched an electric wire of Palli Bidyut whereas going by means of a rural avenue at Udaikhali village, sources acknowledged.
Afsar Uddin, a native, acknowledged, “The fifth bus (Dhaka Metro B- 157038) touched an 11,000 volt electric wire when it modified into once passing by means of Udaikhali Bazar situation. Two students died on the location, whereas others were burnt attributable to the electrocution.”
Shamim Ahmed, one other eyewitness, acknowledged, “The students began to bawl when smoke began to near assist out from most certainly the most buses attributable to the electrocution. These in contact with the steel pole or seats were injured, whereas three died.”
He acknowledged the two had to be separated utilizing bamboo sticks, however they did now not continue to exist.
Contacted, Deputy Novel Manager of Mymensingh Palli Bidyut Samity-2 Khondker Mahmdul Hasan acknowledged, “The electrical wire had a voltage of 11,000 volt. The bus grew to vary into electrified when it tried to let one other bus overtake it and leaned too shut to the wire.”
