Sleeping driver dies as parked bus catches fire in Faridpur
Photo: Agamir Somoy
A bus driver died after a parked local bus caught fire at the new bus terminal in Faridpur. The driver, Kalachan Sheikh, was sleeping inside the vehicle when the fire broke out. He reportedly died from breathing difficulties caused by smoke inhalation, according to initial findings.
The incident occurred at around 3am early Tuesday following an arson attack on the bus, police and local residents said.
The deceased, Kalachan Sheikh, was the son of Nuruddin Sheikh of the Goalchamot area in the city.
According to police and local residents, a local bus parked at the new bus terminal was set on fire at night. At the time, driver Kalachan Sheikh was sleeping inside the vehicle.
He became ill due to breathing difficulties caused by the smoke. He was later rescued and taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital, where the duty doctor declared him dead.
Sribas Baroi, senior station officer of Faridpur Fire Service, said they received a phone call at around 2 am and went to the scene. They later brought the fire on the bus under control.
Md Saddam, ward master at Faridpur Medical College Hospital, said people from the bus terminal brought a man named Kalachan Sheikh to the hospital at night in a dead condition.
He said initial findings indicated that the man had died from breathing difficulties caused by smoke. The body is currently kept in the emergency department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
