At least eight others were injured in the accident

 
SITAKUNDA: Five people, including a child and three women, were killed and at least eight others injured when a lorry ran over passengers of a bus stranded on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early today.
 
The accident occurred around 1:10am on Tuesday (27 October) near the Royal Cement gate in the Chhota Kumira area of the upazila.
 
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, a firefighter at the Kumira Fire Service Station, said a passenger bus travelling from Chattogram to Dhaka had stopped beside the highway due to a technical fault.
 
While the bus was being repaired, passengers got off and stood beside the road. At that point, a Dhaka-bound lorry ran over them, he said.
 
Three people died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries after being taken to hospital, the firefighter added.
 
The deceased comprised one child, three women and one man.
 
At least eight injured people were admitted to hospital. Several of them were reported to be in critical condition.