5 dead, 15 injured in Dinajpur road crash

Five people were killed and at least 15 injured when a Dhaka-bound bus crashed into a mango-laden truck parked in Nurjahanpur area of Ghoraghat upazila early Saturday.

The accident occurred around 4:20 am on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Highway, said Ghoraghat Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Nazmul Haque.

He said the identities of the deceased were not immediately known.

According to the OC, several trucks carrying mangoes were parked at the location.

A Dhaka-bound coachof Nabil Paribahan from Panchagarh lost control and slammed into one of the trucks, he said.

Police and fire service teams rushed to the scene upon receiving information and rescued the injured.

The 15 injured were admitted to a local hospital, the OC added.