Bus catches fire after hitting motorcycle in Gazipur

A passenger bus caught fire after hitting a motorcycle in Gazipur on Friday morning. UNB

Gazipur, Feb 27 --A passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a motorcycle in the Board Bazar area of Gazipur on Friday morning.

The motorcyclist was injured in the incident.

Hiron Mia, Station Officer of Bhogra Modern Fire Service, said the Dhaka-bound bus was travelling from Tangail when it reached the Board Bazar area at around 7:45am and collided head-on with a motorcycle.

After the collision, the motorcycle fell under the bus and scraped along the road. The friction is believed to have sparked a fire, which quickly spread to the bus.

On information, two units of the fire service rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control within about an hour.

Vehicular movement on the busy road was disrupted during the incident. Later, with the assistance of police and local residents, the damaged bus was removed from the road. Traffic movement returned to normal afterwards. - UNB