Bogra, Feb 21 – Six people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Bogura-Dhaka highway at College Road in Sherpur Upazila of Bogura district on Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Baniul Islam, in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police outpost, said the fatal accident occurred in the morning when the Bogura-bound bus from Dhaka crashed into the stone-laden truck coming from the opposite direction, leaving six people dead on the spot and 15 others injured.
The drivers of both the vehicles were killed in the accident.
On information, police and fire service men rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.
The injured were taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital.
Traffic on the busy road remained suspended for one hour following the accident. It came to normalcy after the authorities concerned removed the accident-ridden vehicles from the road.
Road accidents in Bangladesh
Road accidents in Bangladesh continue to claim scores of lives every year.
At least 484 people were killed and 673 injured in 427 road accidents in January this year.
According to Road Safety Foundation (RSF) accident rates jumped by 25.58 percent and fatalities by 8.76 percent in January compared to the same period last year.
At least 445 lives were lost in 340 road accidents in January last year, according to RSF. – UNB
