NARSINGDI: Three people were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Belabo Upazila Thursday morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Latif, 30, while the identity of two others could not be known immediately.
Police said a Dhaka-bound bus of Badsha Paribahan plunged into roadside ditch after colliding with a goods-laden truck coming from opposite direction in the area at about 9:00am, leaving two dead on the spot and 26 others injured.
The injured were admitted to Narsingdi District Hospital where another man succumbed to his injures.
Of the injured, three were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated.
BDST: 1046 HRS, AUG 09, 2012
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, newsroom Editor/ SM Salahuddin, Output Editor
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