Cop among 2 killed, 9 burnt in Comilla road mishap

• Truck hits police-requisitioned microbus
• Microbus catches fire
• 2 including a cop killed, 9 hurt

Two including a cop died and several others suffered burns after a police-requisitioned van caught fire after being hit by a truck in Chauddagram upazila of Comilla.

The incident took place around 11:30pm last night, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo. The injured are attending treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The van was reportedly carrying detainees from Chittagong to Dhaka.

The victims were identified as Constable Abdul Aziz, 32, and a detainee Shakhawat. Aziz died on the spot while Shakhawat succumbed at the hospital, doctors said.

Those attending treatments were policemen Abdul Malek, 35, a sub-inspector, Constable Anwar, 38, Nurul Hasa, 38, and Shariful, 32. Others were: Abdus Shukur, 50, Najim Uddin, 40, and Saddam Hossain, 25.

Shawkat, succumbed to his 87 percent burn injuries at the burn unit of the hospital around 5:55pm, Partha Sangkar Paul, a resident surgeon of the DMCH burn unit told The Daily Star. 

Condition of SI Malek and the first four accused is said to be critical with 38 percent burns, according to the Bangla daily.