Road accident kills five Bangladeshi nationals in South Africa

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Five Bangladeshi nationals have been killed and two others injured in a road accident in South Africa.

All the deceased are from Feni district’s sadar and Daganbhuiyan upazilas, news agency UNB reports citing a foreign ministry official on Friday.

The deceased are Abul Hossain, 45, and his son Nadim Hossain, 10, Raju Ahmed, 34, Ismail Hossain, 38, and Mostafa Kamal, 40.

Tarikul Islam, director general (Africa wing) at the foreign ministry, said the Bangladesh mission in South Africa confirmed the Bangladeshi nationals' death.