BANDARBAN, Jan 20, 2024 (BSS) - Two female tourists were killed and 10 others 
injured when a tourist jeep (locally known as Chander Gari) plunged into a 
ditch in Ruma upazila of the hilly district today. 

The deceased were identified as Joynob, 24, and Firoja Khatun, 53. They were 
the residents of Magura district.

Local people said the accident occurred when a tourist jeep carrying the 
tourists fell into a roadside ditch around 11 am in Darjiling Para area on 
Ruma-Keokradong road as its driver lost control over the steering, leaving 
the women dead on the spot and injuring 10 others. 

The tourists, boarded on the vehicle V-70 (Chander Gari), were returning to 
Bandarban after visiting different spots at Keokradong, the highest point of 
Bangladesh.

The injured were sent to Bandarban Sadar Hospital.

Ruma Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Syed Mahbubul Haque confirmed the matter.