Bus-truck collision kills 2 in Manikganj

Two persons were killed and 14 others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj’s Shibalaya upazila today.

The identifies of the deceased could not be known immediately, our local correspondent reports quoting police.

A Paturia-bound bus of Rabeya Paribahan collided head-on with an onion-laden truck in Mushuria area around 4:30pm, said Yamin-ud Daula, in-charge of Barangail Highway Police Outpost.

A bus of Rabeya Paribahan collides head-on with an onion-laden truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway on April 5, 2019. In this photo, firefighters and rescue response team of fire service and civil defence are seen on the spot. Photo: Collected

The truck driver was killed on the spot while another passenger of the bus succumbed to his injuries while being taken to a hospital, he said.

Fourteen passengers of the bus sustained injuries in the accident, he said, adding that the injured were rushed to local health complex and Manikganj General Hospital.

Meanwhile, some of the injured victims have been shifted to Dhaka as their conditions deteriorated.