Two persons including a woman were killed and at least 15 others injured after a bus collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj's Sadar upazila early Thursday (January 18).

The deceased were known as Mizan, 25, and an identified woman, 35.

The accident took place in Sonasur area of sadar upazila around 2:00am.

Bhatiapara highway police station’s officer-in-charge (OC) Abul Hasem Mazumdar confirmed the matter to Banglanews.

He said Satkhira-bound a passenger bus was collided with a truck in the area, leaving the two people dead on the spot and injured 15 others.

On information, three fire service units rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Gopalganj general hospital, the police officer said.

BDST: 1027 HRS, JAN 18, 2024
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