6 killed as passenger bus hits roadside tree in Faridpur


Faridpur, June 5 — At least six people were killed after a passenger bus hit a roadside tree in the Sadar pazila of Faridpur on Wednesday.
The identities of the victims could not be known immediately.
Police said the accident occurred on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway’s Dhudli area around 6:30am.
Several passengers were killed on the spot after a Khulna-bound bus of AK Travel from Dhaka rammed into a roadside tree, said Kotwali police’s in-charge SM Nasim.
Some of the victims succumbed to their injuries while being taken to hospital. – UNB