1 killed, 30 injured in road crash

Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo
Road accident illustration by Prothom Alo

A man was killed and 30 others were injured in a collision between two buses at Kashiabari Bridge area in Natore Sadar upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Likhon, the assistant of a bus driver, reports UNB.

The accident took place around 9:30am when a Rangpur-bound bus from Rajshahi collided head-on with another bus coming from opposite direction.

Likhon was killed on the spot and 30 others were injured, said Asaduzzaman, deputy assistant director of Natore Fire Service and Civil Defence.

The injured were taken to a local hospital. Three of them were shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment.