4 BCL activists killed as car crashes into pond

Four youths were killed when a private car crashed into a roadside pond in Sylhet‍‍`s Jaintiapur upazila earlier today.

The deceased are Jubayer Ahsan, 26, Nehal Paul, 25, Mehadi Hasan Tomal, 24, and Ali H Sumon, 24.

The accident took place around 12:15am today at Banglabazar area on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway, said Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sylhet Highway Region Mohammad Shahidullah.

All the deceased were activists of Jaintiapur upazila unit of Chhatra League, said Jaintiapur Upazila Chairman Kamal Ahmed.

"They were on their way to Tamabil Land Port when the driver of the private car lost control of the vehicle and plunged into a roadside pond," Kamal said quoting locals and eyewitnesses.

Locals rescued them and took them to the Jaintiapur Health Complex. The four were eventually moved to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, where they were declared dead.