At leadt 17 prisoners and two policemen have sustained injuries as a speeding bus hit a prison van in front of Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka.
The accident occurred around 7:30 pm on Monday at Rajendrapur on Dhaka-Mawa highway when the van changed its lane to enter the jail premises.
Shahjaman, officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj police station, confirmed the news.
The van was transporting 37 old and new prisoners back to the jail after their court appearance in Dhaka city, he said.
All the injured were from the prison van, he added.
Seriously injured prisoners Atikur,22, Atul,24, Munna,25, Murad,40, and Rumi,42, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Besides 12 other prisoners were given primary treatment at the jail hospital while the two cops were taken to Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.
The OC did not provide details about what happened to the bus.
