Bangladesh

6 killed as buses collide head-on

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One of the buses which has collided with another one on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam
One of the buses which has collided with another one on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam

At least six people were killed and 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Seo Bazar in Rangpur city on Sunday, reports UNB.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

The accident took place when a bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) collided head-on with another bus around 12:30pm, leaving four people dead on the spot, said Shariful Islam, officer-in-charge of Detective Branch (North) of Rangpur police.

A number of people crowd the spot of the bus crash on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam
A number of people crowd the spot of the bus crash on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam

Among the injured, one was declared dead at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) while another succumbed to his injures after admission to the hospital, he added.

The BRTC bus was heading towards Panchagarh from Bogura while another to Rangpur from Dinajpur, said the DB official.

Family members of a victim in Sunday`s bus crash cry outside of Rangpur Medical College Hospital mortuary on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam
Family members of a victim in Sunday`s bus crash cry outside of Rangpur Medical College Hospital mortuary on 2 September. Photo: Mainul Islam

Twenty of the injured were admitted to the RMCH while the remaining ones released after treatment there, he said.

Of them, the conditions of some 15 victims were stated to be critical, he added.

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