Eight people, including a member of Bangladesh Navy, were injured when a microbus overturned near Bangabandhu tunnel at Anwara point in Chattogram on Tuesday.

The injured were identified as Navy personnel Gazi Mahbub Rahman Rony, 39, driver Rubel, 30, Ali Martuza, 27, Rashedul Karim, 28, Farhana Akter, 26, Munna, 25, Kanchim, 22, and Sazzad Hossain.

Zahir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli Police Station, said the accident occurred in the morning when the microbus skidded off the road and overturned after hitting a traffic police box on the road divider, as its driver lost control over the wheels due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, leaving eight people injured.

Among the injured, Gazi Mahbub was taken to Patenga BNS Hospital while the others were admitted to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.