Five killed in Mymensingh road crash

At least five people were killed and 11 other injured in a road accident in Boilor Mothbari area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of the district on Saturday evening, reports BSS.

The accident took place in the area when a Mymensingh-bound bus hit a cement-laden stationed truck from behind at around 8.15pm, killing three bus passengers dead on the spot and 13 others injured, said Trishal police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Mainuddin.

The injured were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where two others succumbed to their injuries, the OC added.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.