Woman killed, 5 hurt as two cars collide in Dhaka

A woman was killed and five others of her family members were injured as a car of a ride sharing service carrying them collided with a private car at Bata Signal intersection of Elephant Road in Dhaka this morning.

The deceased was identified as Fulbibi, 55, wife of Abul Kalam, hailing from Barishal.

Kazi Shakil, sub-inspector of New Market Police Station, said the car of the ride sharing service carrying six people overturned on the road around 7:30am following a collision with a private car, leaving all the six passengers injured.

All of them were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where on duty doctors declared Fulbibi dead.

The family came to Dhaka from Barishal this morning for Fulbibi's husband Abul Kalam's treatment. The accident occurred when they were going to Dhanmondi from Sadarghat.