Collision between two buses claims two lives

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

Two people were killed and 10 others injured on Friday as two buses collided head-on in Shantirhat area of Patiya upazila, Chattogram, reports news agency UNB.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

Officer-in-charge of Patiya highway police Bimal Chandra Bhowmik said a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan collided head-on with another bus in Shantirhat around 10:45am, killing two people on the spot.

Six among the injured were taken to the Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), he said.

Police seized the two buses from the spot, he added.