In Bangladesh, four people were killed and 15 others injured as a gas cylinder in an ambulance exploded following a collision with a bus in Savar on Dhaka-Aricha highway early Thursday.
According to officials, the ambulance caught fire around 2 am after being hit by a bus in front of Rajfulbaria Police Town near Dhaka and the blaze engulfed two buses, reports United News of Bangladesh (UNB).
“Four passengers of the ambulance died and the bodies could not be identified as those were fully burnt,” the officials said.
The injured were rescued and admitted to a hospital for treatment. Police said the death toll may rise further. The fire service officials said that the fire broke out due to the explosion of a gas cylinder in the ambulance, reports UNB.
Upon receiving the information, the Savar Fire Service rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after an hour of effort. Traffic on the Dhaka-Aricha highway remained suspended for several hours due to the accident.