A pedestrian was killed and several others were injured after a bus lost control and crashed into the premises of Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on Sunday evening.
The accident occurred between 7:00 pm and 7:15 pm, according to police, UNB reports.
Witnesses said the bus was supposed to stop at the hospital gate after arriving from Mohakhali. However, it lost control, rammed into the wall of a gas control room adjacent to the entrance and broke through it.
The bus struck several people during the crash, leaving one person dead on the spot and injuring several others.
The injured were rescued and taken to Kurmitola General Hospital, where they received primary treatment.
The bus has been seized, police said, adding that the gas control room beside the gate was damaged in the crash.
Confirming the incident, Cantonment Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rakibul Hasan said the deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, a storekeeper at Radisson Blu Hotel.
"He was a pedestrian at the time of the accident. The body has been kept at the morgue," the OC said.