A view of the wrecked bus after it collided with a lorry on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Mugrapara in Sonargaon under Narayanganj on Monday, killing at least 10 people.— Collected NARAYANGANJ, Feb 26 (Agencies): At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribordi in Sonargaon upazila on Monday noon.
The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in the Upazila's Chibordi Mugrapara area at around 1:30 pm on Monday, said Narayanganj Superintendent of Police Moinul Haque.
The Chittagong-bound 'MD Yasin Paribahan' bus from Dhaka hit a lorry when its driver lost control over the steering, leaving eight passengers of the bus dead on spot and 52 others injured around 2:00pm, said Abdul Qaiyum, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kanchpur Highway Police.
Among the injured, two succumbed to injuries on their way to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, the OC added. Locals rescued the injured and sent 24 of them to DMCH and the rest to Sonargaon Upazila Health Complex. On information, Additional Superintendent (Crime) Motiar Rahman visited the spot.
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