Head-on collision of two Rangpur buses kills six

September 03, 2018 00:00:00

Pedestrians looking at one of the two buses which collided head-on at Seo Bazar in Rangpur on Sunday — Focus Bangla

RANGPUR, Sept 02 (UNB): At least six people were killed and 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Seo Bazar in the city on Sunday.

The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.

The accident took place when a bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) collided head-on with another bus around 12:30 pm, leaving four people dead on the spot, said Shariful Islam, officer-in-charge of Detective Branch (North) of Rangpur Police.

Among the injured, one was declared dead at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) while another succumbed to his injures at the hospital, he added.

The BRTC bus was heading towards Panchagarh from Bogura while another to Rangpur from Dinajpur, said the Detective Branch (DB) official.

Twenty of the injured were admitted to the RMCH while the remaining ones were released after treatment there, he said.

Of them, the conditions of some 15 victims were stated to be critical, he added.