Bandarban, May 16 -- A woman was killed and 23 others were injured after a jeep fell into a hill stream in a remote area of Alikadam upazila in Bandarban district on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Tanoya Murong, 25, daughter of Kralai Murong, resident of the 26-kilometre area on Thanchi road.

The accident occurred around 11:30am in the Jobiram Para area along the Kalarjhiri-Marma Para road, said Mirza Zahid Uddin, officer-in-charge of Alikadam Police Station.

A group of people from Thanchi upazila was travelling to attend an event in Kalarjhiri Marma Para when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

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