Four people die in bus-truck collision in Dinajpur

FE Team | Published: December 06, 2024 23:38:27

Locals behold a bus and a truck that lie mangled after a head-on collision leaving four persons dead on the spot and 20 others injured at Jodur Mor on Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur district on early Friday. — Focus Bangla

Dinajpur, Dec 06 (UNB): At least four people, including two drivers, were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dinajpur on Friday morning, said police.
The accident occurred on Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway in Chakai intersection around 8:30am, said Birganj police station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Gafur.
The deceased included bus and truck drivers and two bus passengers. Details about casualties couldn't be known immediately, he said.
All the injured were first sent to Birganj Upazila Health Complex, the OC said, adding that later six of them were shifted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for advance treatment as their condition was stated to be critical.
Quoting locals, OC Gafur said the paddy-laden truck collided with the Panchagarh-bound bus coming from Dhaka, leaving the four dead on the spot and some 20 others injured.
On information, police and Fire Service personnel went to the spot and rescued the injured and sent them to the hospital, he said.