Six dead as bus ploughs into car in Mymensingh

At least six people died as a bus rammed into a car in Mymensingh on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.

The incident occurred on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka around 8:30 am, according to the fire service.

The car was about to make a U-turn near the Bhaluka Degree College when a Dhaka-bound Imam Paribahan bus slammed into the vehicle, said Al Noman, senior station officer of the fire service.

Six people, including the driver, a child and two women, died at the scene. But the authorities were yet to identify the victims.

On information, police and fire service members recovered the bodies.

In another accident in the same district, two cattle traders Saidul, 42, and Mostakim, hailing from Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj district, were killed as a truck hit another one in Jashora area of Nandail upazila around 6:00am.

Monsur Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Nandail Police Station, said the accident took place when the cattle- laden truck from Roumari hit another standing truck on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj regional road, leaving one dead on the spot and another injured.

The injured died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.