At least four people have been killed and 30 others injured after two passenger buses collided head-on in Moghi area of Magura.
The accident took place on Dhaka-Khulna highway at around 1:30 pm on Friday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
The injured passengers were admitted to 250-bed Magura sadar hospital, said Magura sadar police station Officer-In-Charge (OC) Joynal Abedin.
He said: “The accident occurred when a Jashore-bound Chakladar Paribahan bus from Barishal collided head-on with a Dhaka-bound Sohag Paribahan bus leaving four people dead on the spot.”
One of the bus fell into a roadside ditch following the collision. Fire Service members from Jashore and Magura are carrying out a rescue operation at the spot. The number of casualties might increase, the OC added.
BDST: 1607 HRS, SEP 18, 2020
AP